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by sashank_1509 18 days ago
Touchy subject and Im not commenting on this specific case that I have no idea about, but for this class of cases (ruptured spine, paralysis, coma) MAID seems better than prolonging life, especially if there’s no hope for full healthy recovery.
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Perhaps they considered it, laws pertaining to it seem to be quite recent in Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicid...