[HamiltonJay]

Is her condition terminal? If she is only being kept alive via artificial means, I find the moral arguments around this one dubious. Since it is only artificial means that are keeping her alive to begin with.

Whether a 14 year old fully understands the decision she is making I don’t know... But saying I will take no more medical treatment is not the same as doing something external to cause the failure of a functioning system.

I think this is a deeply personal decison that is for this person and her family to deal with, not activists on either side or the courts.

[traderrob6]

This type of judgement is beyond my pay grade.

The judgement of the almighty is perfect and ultimately his will be done.

[generally]

I am totally against euthanasia, but I am not sure that’s what this was. I think you are right.

I agree that the activists need to stay out of it. This is a personal tragedy for the family to handle. It was tragic either way. Forcing someone to live in pain seems like a sadistic, cruel, and selfish act compared to the painful choice they made.

[Ophiucus]

A fourteen year old having lived with a painful and ultimately fatal disease requiring multiple procedures year after year essentially since birth is much older than most 70 year olds. I have always been impressed by how far beyond their years these patients are.