Eileen is a victim of the tragedy of physician-assisted suicide. Her story does not just reveal the horror of living in a state where this practice is legal. It exposes the danger of allowing even one state in the nation to permit it.
So-called “Death with Dignity” laws allow a doctor to prescribe lethal drugs to a patient, usually someone diagnosed with a serious or terminal illness. The patient can then take those drugs to intentionally end their own life.
Supporters often describe this as giving people “choice” or “control” at the end of Life. But in reality, these laws authorize a form of euthanasia, where a medical professional helps make death the outcome.
According to Death with Dignity’s own website, “Since 1997, these laws have empowered people with terminal illness to have the control they want during the last days of their lives.”
But these laws do not give dignity to those who are suffering. Instead, they undermine a person’s value and promote eliminating them in the name of “choice.” Even more alarming, Eileen’s case shows how easy it can be to slip through the cracks and obtain lethal drugs without meeting the requirements.
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Eileen’s death is a tragedy and reveals how truly dangerous “Death with Dignity” laws are, especially as these laws are now in effect in several states.
Eileen received a deadly drug cocktail even though:
- She suffered from a serious mental illness
- She was not a Washington resident
- No doctor verified that she was terminally ill
- No waiting period was enforced
Each of these is considered a “safeguard” in states where assisted-suicide is legal.
If this was so easy for Eileen, a woman struggling daily, to bypass Washington’s so-called safeguards, it could happen again. It can happen to someone else’s daughter, sister, or friend.
Eileen’s Story
After enduring a traumatic childhood, years of depression, a fluctuating support system, and deep emotional pain, Eileen began contemplating ending her life.
Her aunt, Veronica, later shared Eileen’s story publicly and called for change.
Through Facebook and TikTok, Veronica explained how Eileen expressed that she was under a curse and needed someone to perform a spell to undo it. Over time, she became increasingly bedridden, consumed by trauma, mental illness, and involvement in witchcraft.
After multiple suicide attempts, Eileen realized she could not go through with it on her own. She even tried to raise money to travel to the Netherlands for assisted suicide. When that plan failed, she contacted A Sacred Passing, an organization based in Washington that facilitates physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
Eileen fraudulently obtained the medication. The organization did not verify that she was terminally ill. They did not catch her forged documents. They did not confirm her residency in Washington state. Multiple steps were missed.
Eileen impersonated a doctor in California and claimed she had stage four cervical cancer. Based on that false information, she was able to procure the lethal drugs from Washington state.
On March 8, 2025, Eileen was found dead in a hotel room at the Hotel Deluxe in Portland, Oregon.
From a Pro-Life perspective, every human life has inherent value, no matter a person’s age, health, or prognosis. “Death with Dignity” laws send the message that some lives are no longer worth protecting, especially when someone is sick, disabled, elderly, or in pain.
These laws place vulnerable people at risk. Patients may feel pressure, whether spoken or unspoken, to choose death so they do not feel like a burden on their families, caregivers, or the healthcare system. What begins as a “choice” can quickly become an expectation.
Instead of offering hope, comfort, and care, these laws normalize ending a life as a solution to suffering.
True dignity comes from compassion, presence, and quality end-of-life and hospice care, not from hastening death. Patients deserve pain management, emotional support, and reassurance that their lives still matter, even in moments of great suffering.
Pro-Life advocates believe our response to illness should be to walk with people through their pain, not abandon them to it. Every life is worthy of care, protection, and love until natural death.
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