When doctors treat their patients, they give them full autonomy over all available treatment options and also over the side effects related to the treatment, so that the patient can make the decision more advantageous for them. In “The Death Treatment,” Aviv interviews Thienpont and writes that “Before approving euthanasia, he does not require patients to try procedures they find invasive” (62). Instead of informing and providing his patients with all the care they need, Thienpont lets his patients proceed with euthanasia. A therapy called electroconvulsive therapy, which Godelieva has never received, is effective for half of depression patients. One of the questions this raises is: why wasn't she given this treatment that had a 50% chance of curing her before she was euthanized? And also, did you know this treatment was available? And if he had known this then, how would this have influenced his decision to ask for euthanasia. Aviv also writes that in his defense Thienpont says that “Sometimes it really is too late. If the patient's energy is gone, then it is not human to say, "Well, maybe if you go to a hospital that specializes in your problem for two or more years, it will help you." I