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Awuah-Darko, a 28-year-old British-Ghanaian artist, has documented his battle with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder for years. After contemplating assisted dying for five years, he is now pursuing the treatment under the public eye on grounds of mental suffering. In the Netherlands, assisted euthanasia for psychiatric conditions is legal, albeit with a lengthy approval process. His announcement has been met with mixed reactions — curiosity, horror, sympathy, prayers, confessions of shared struggles and even pleas to change his mind.  (Read More)