A friend from childhood had euthanasia in August last year. She was 23. Turned 23 in July and had her injection two weeks later.
She was depressed since many years. Ever since childhood she was always unhappy. She had a mild form of autism so communication with others went more difficult for her.
Her father is a pharmacist, her mother comes from a very well off bourgeoisie family.
She had been planning her euthanasia ever since she was 20 but I never thought she would ever be approved for it since here in Belgium multiple doctors have to agree that there is no other relief than euthanasia for said patient and you are evaluated by psychiatrists,...
She was very intelligent. Had the highest grades at university. She was studying medicine.
She had been admitted to psychiatric wards quite a few times but got discharged every time after a few days or a few weeks.
She was exceptionally attractive physically. But could almost never manage to smile once.
So many questions go through my head still after a year.
I’m shocked that someone barely a year older than me, was given permission to turn the light off forever.
In case of a terminal cancer I could have understand it.
But not in this case.
I wonder if she would eventually have found happiness given more time and more maturity.
Maybe after finding love, maybe after having kids.
I find it very hard to process.
I don’t understand how her parents have not tried to stop her euthanasia.
I don’t understand why experienced doctors have assisted someone so young to put a permanent end to everything.
As a law student it frightens me that the life of a person is not better protected than this.
There are so many laws when it comes to taxes but barely any law to protect the lives of young people.
It still hurts that she passed away this way.
I wonder what random people think about euthanasia in case of mental problems.
Can you yourself find yourself in the decision to euthanasize someone with psychic pain?
I personally can understand euthanasia in case of a terminal physical ilness like metastasized cancer but I have it very difficult to understand euthanasia in case of psychic suffer, especially when administered to people so young.
Is euthanasia in the US protected severely? Does it depend from state to state?
Palliative sedation is often administered as an alternative to euthanasia in Belgium, for people who suffer immensely physically.
Is palliative sedation also common in the US?
If you are against euthanasia, do you make a distinction between administering it in case of endless physical suffering but not in case of administering it for endless psychic suffering or are you against both?
If you are in favor of administering euthanasia in case of endless psychic suffering, can you motivate why and may I ask if you believe that a minimum age ( adult of course ) should apply? Like, at least being 40 years old etc?
Have you yourself known someone who got euthanasized?
Did you support the decision?
If you were a parent and your child was suffering psychically and at one point they think about euthanasia, would you think about supporting them?
Thanks for your insight.
This is a very sensitive subject to me. Because I’m shocked that euthanasia in case of psychic suffering is even possible. No matter how you turn it, euthanasia is turning the lights off forever and I believe that there should have been tried every other solution before resorting to this extremely drastic one.
Elissa.
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