Argentine Mother Seeks Euthanasia for Incapacitated 22-Year-Old Son

Eva Briñócoli is seeking judicial permission to euthanize her 22-year-old son, Adrian, who suffers from cerebral palsy and recurrent seizures. The effort is futile given Argentina's legal prohibition of euthanasia. 

This case illustrates why jurisdictions (like Canada, USA, Switzerland, Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Colombia), that permit assisted suicide and euthanasia require independent requests from the individual himself. Third parties, like Briñócoli, may be motivated to pursue this exit option from exhaustion caring for a seriously ill or disabled individual. 

MAID is for terminally ill, adult individuals with decision making capacity who judge their own lives to be intolerable. It is not for others to assess the individual's quality of life and judge whether that life is worth living.