But W.V. believes his daughter “is vulnerable and is not competent to make the decision to take her own life,” according to Feasby’s summary of the father’s position.

“He says that she is generally healthy and believes that her physical symptoms, to the extent that she has any, result from undiagnosed psychological conditions.”

Her only known diagnoses described in court earlier this month are autism and ADHD.

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      Seems selfish to me, to insist someone keep suffering on your behalf, even going so far as to try and legally block them from recieving final care that would make their passing comfortable and peaceful as it can be.

      I say this as someone who had a family member who suffered from severe ADHD and attempted to take his life several times. In the end he shot himself in the face in front of his wife and their infant daughter.

      He was going to do it, no amount of support from us was going to change that. The only difference is, he might’ve had a way to go that was more humane, less violent and traumatizing if we lived in a society that respected his right to do so.

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        6 months ago

        I can’t even begin to imagine your feelings. I’m so sorry you went through this.