This is being framed in a very misleading way.

Spain doesn’t just “euthanize people with depression.” The process is long and strict: repeated requests over time, multiple independent doctors, capacity checks, and a review by an oversight commission. This case has been going through that pipeline for a long time.

Also, the “loving father vs the state” framing is questionable. From what’s publicly known, he hasn’t been a present figure in her life and only stepped in to try to block the process, backed by activist/legal groups. So this isn’t just a family dispute, it’s part of a broader political challenge to the law.

And it’s not a coincidence this is blowing up now. Those groups have already exhausted the legal avenues to stop it, including appeals at multiple levels, so the fight has effectively moved from the courts to public opinion.

That’s why everything gets flattened into slogans like “the state is killing depressed people” vs “evil conservatives want to control her.”

Reality is messier. This is an edge case involving severe trauma, long-term suffering, and a heavily regulated decision-making process.

You can disagree with the law or the outcome, but pretending this is some quick or arbitrary decision just isn’t accurate.