Valentina Maureira

Valentina Maureira Riquelme (2000/01 – 14 May 2015) was a Chilean teenager who gained international attention after using social media to ask Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to allow her to die by euthanasia. Bachelet denied her request.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maureira and the second or maternal family name is Riquelme.

Valentina Maureira
Born
Valentina Maureira Riquelme

2000/01
Chile
Died14 May 2015(2015-05-14) (aged 14)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Cause of deathCystic fibrosis
NationalityChilean
Known forEuthanasia plea to Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet
ParentFredy Maureira

Biography

Maureira was the daughter of Freddy Maureira and had a brother who died at the age of six of cystic fibrosis. She was herself diagnosed with the disease shortly afterwards.[1]

Early in 2015, she used YouTube to post a video asking President Bachelet to allow her to be euthanised.[2] Bachelet denied the request based on Chile's laws, citing the Catholicism in their country as a reason to enforce those laws.

Days later, President Bachelet visited the stricken girl in the hospital.[3] Up until 23 March, Maureira received public support for her wellbeing and met someone aged beyond 20 with similar disease, prompting her to change her mind about euthanasia.[4]

On 14 May 2015, Maureira died at age 14 in the hospital.[5]

References
  1. "Valentina Maureira: President Responds To Teenager's Euthanasia Request". The Inquisitr News. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. "Cystic fibrosis sufferer Valentina Maureira's euthanasia plea fails". NewsComAu. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. "Chile president visits girl with cystic fibrosis who posted euthanasia video". the Guardian. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. Lucy Sherriff Multimedia editor, The Huffington Post UK (23 March 2015). "Valentina Maureira, 14, Changes Her Mind About Wanting Euthanasia After Outpouring Of Public Support". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. "Chilean Girl Who Asked To Be Allowed To Die Passes Away". NBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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