A Netherlands teen was euthanized due to the "unbearable pain" she has dealt with because of being sexually assaulted as a child. If it even needs to be said, my heart breaks for the child, the parents, and frankly, they euthanized the wrong person. The one that needed to be put down was the monster who raped her.
I'm actually in favor of euthanasia. If you are in unspeakable pain with a terminal illness then yes, you should be legally allowed to end it, and yes, it's moral to do so. I truly, truly don't understand people who want to prolong the inevitable and watch the person suffer. In fact, when someone passes away after a long illness one thing you often hear is "Well, at least they are better off." Yes, they are, and if you are against euthanasia you need to ask yourself why you insist on keeping them here in horrific pain for days, weeks, months...or more tragically, even years.
But I'm not stupid either. Stories like this trouble me deeply. She's young, so young, and her making the choice to end her life at such a young age in nothing short of devastating.
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