17 year old granted euthanasia in Belgium

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 04:37PM #1

Not sure whether this is a win for freedom or sad day for humanity.

Belgium allows 17yr old to kill herself.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN11N09P?il=0

Nonoperational · 17-09-2016 04:38PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Not sure whether this is a win for freedom or sad day for humanity.

Belgium allows 17yr old to kill herself.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN11N09P?il=0

Did you actually read the article?

"To undergo euthanasia, the minor must also be in a "terminal medical situation with constant and unbearable physical pain which cannot be assuaged and that will cause death in the short term", the law says."

It has nothing to do with depression, I don't understand where you're going with this at all.

Kilboor · 17-09-2016 04:39PM

I don't think it was depression ....

Osgoodisgood · 17-09-2016 04:40PM

read the article OP?

Overheal · 17-09-2016 04:41PM

Some US states allow humanitarian euthanasia. I think WA and OR do anyway. Been a while since I bothered to read into it.

GLaDOS · 17-09-2016 04:41PM

Disgusting thread title

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-09-2016 04:43PM

Disgraceful thread title. It was a terminal medical condition. At least get your facts right before you jump in. Deplorable.

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 04:44PM

Kilboor wrote: »

I don't think it was depression ....

I'd guessed that much, was just putting some medical problem on it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-09-2016 04:45PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd guessed that much, was just putting some medical problem on it.

You mean making up the story yourself?

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 04:46PM

Bodhi High Rose wrote: »

Disgraceful thread title. It was a terminal medical condition. At least get your facts right before you jump in. Deplorable.

Just saw rage after readin 3/4 article, on mobile can't change the heading but literally stick in any medical problem in the title as that's what I meant.

Penny Tration · 17-09-2016 04:47PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd guessed that much, was just putting some medical problem on it.

You think it's funny to take the piss out of mentally ill people and terminally ill people? Cause that's what you've just done with your nasty title.

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 04:51PM

Penny Tration wrote: »

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd guessed that much, was just putting some medical problem on it.

You think it's funny to take the piss out of mentally ill people and terminally ill people? Cause that's what you've just done with your nasty title.

No I don't, the title was meant to be tounge and cheek not a pop at people with depression, it's was sarcasim/dark humour.
Will I change it to cancer or would I be having a go at them as well.
The thread was meant to be about the story not the title.

K.Flyer · 17-09-2016 04:55PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd guessed that much, was just putting some medical problem on it.

So you admit it was an inconsiderate and inappropriate thread title.
if you are going to comment on a very sensitive subject at least go to the trouble of fully reading the article and not make up thread titles with whatever you think fits in with your presumptions

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-09-2016 04:55PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

No I don't, the title was meant to be tounge and cheek not a pop at people with depression, it's was sarcasim/dark humour.
Will I change it to cancer or would I be having a go at them as well.
The thread was meant to be about the story not the title.

You clearly and deliberately said depression and suicide. It was neither. It was a terminal illness and not suicide. The euthanasia was carried out by a doctor.

Only reading 3/4 of the article is no excuse whatsoever.

Dark humour? Yes, right!

Skylinehead · 17-09-2016 04:57PM

Mod: Utterly ridiculous thread title changed.

super_furry · 17-09-2016 04:58PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd guessed that much, was just putting some medical problem on it.

You could try reading the articles you post then.

Grayson · 17-09-2016 05:00PM

I feel like I missed out by not seeing the original thread title.

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 05:01PM

K.Flyer wrote: »

So you admit it was an inconsiderate and inappropriate thread title.
if you are going to comment on a very sensitive subject at least go to the trouble of fully reading the article and not make up thread titles with whatever you think fits in with your presumptions

I've it changed, I didn't make any presumption about the illness, pure click bait nothing more.

This shhh there may be somene with depression about is a bit much though and how dare I use the word in jest, we can't be walking on egg shells, it's a major issue, heard of 2 locally in the last 48hrs, it's out of control.

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 05:02PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Mod: Utterly ridiculous thread title changed.

In hindsight that's probably the title I should have ran with.

Panthro · 17-09-2016 05:03PM

OP you gone done real bad thing.
First rule of thread club read storyline fully before starting a thread about it.
We'll forgive you this time but don't do it again

lertsnim · 17-09-2016 05:12PM

What was the original thread title?

degsie · 17-09-2016 05:17PM

lertsnim wrote: »

What was the original thread title?

"This woman had to give up the Internet because of her fat fingers, at first you will be shocked, then you'll be inspired"

eviltwin · 17-09-2016 05:19PM

Back to the issue at hand 17 is hardly a child and I don't see anything wrong with the decision.

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 05:30PM

eviltwin wrote: »

Back to the issue at hand 17 is hardly a child and I don't see anything wrong with the decision.

Your right but outlooks change, she may have had a completely different perspective at 27.
I don't think 17yr olds have the slightest notion of what life has in store for them, you could apply that to a lot of 30yr old as well.
I don't think it should be an option if there is any hope.

17-09-2016 05:37PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Your right but outlooks change, she may have had a completely different perspective at 27.
I don't think 17yr olds have the slightest notion of what life has in store for them, you could apply that to a lot of 30yr old as well.
I don't think it should be an option if there is any hope.

Jesus Christ. Would you go and fuking learn what a terminal illness is instead of shltposting on here?

17-09-2016 05:40PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Your right but outlooks change, she may have had a completely different perspective at 27.
I don't think 17yr olds have the slightest notion of what life has in store for them, you could apply that to a lot of 30yr old as well.
I don't think it should be an option if there is any hope.

It doesn't say anywhere in the article about it being anything to do with "different perspective". It doesn't go into any detail about why the decision was granted, as far as I can see and, honestly, we don't need to know.

A psychologist or physician gave the go ahead and the parents gave their permission.

It has nothing to do with "change of perspective".

There is obviously something incredibly wrong that a "change of perspective" won't fix, because I doubt any parent would willingly give permission to their child to end their lives if it was something that could be solved/fixed/whatever else.

Samaris · 17-09-2016 05:40PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Your right but outlooks change, she may have had a completely different perspective at 27.
I don't think 17yr olds have the slightest notion of what life has in store for them, you could apply that to a lot of 30yr old as well.
I don't think it should be an option if there is any hope.

I take it the term "short-term terminal illness" hasn't actually sunk in yet, yes? The implication is not that she might have changed her mind at 27, it's that she certainly wouldn't be -alive- at 27.

Daft thread.

K.Flyer · 17-09-2016 05:41PM

"drunkmonkey wrote: »

This shhh there may be somene with depression about is a bit much though and how dare I use the word in jest, we can't be walking on egg shells, it's a major issue, heard of 2 locally in the last 48hrs, it's out of control

One of the longest running threads on boards....

Lets All Laugh At People With Depression

The reason you got flamed was because the subject matter had nothing to do with depression, which I agree is a serious problem in this country, as is suicide. But that is a discussion for a different thread.

GLaDOS · 17-09-2016 05:41PM

Dig up, OP

drunkmonkey · 17-09-2016 05:42PM

True that's the last thing a parent will do.

Eimee90 · 17-09-2016 05:43PM

drunkmonkey wrote:

Your right but outlooks change, she may have had a completely different perspective at 27. I don't think 17yr olds have the slightest notion of what life has in store for them, you could apply that to a lot of 30yr old as well. I don't think it should be an option if there is any hope.

The facts are the person in question fitted the bill of being in terrible pain, which would shortly lead to their death with no relief. Presuming she made it to 27, what type of life would she have.

17 year old granted euthanasia in Belgium

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