Father Speaks About His Daughter, The Late Yuri Hayashi, ALS Patient

While her father, Kazuo Hayashi believes her death was the course his daughter chose, Kazuo had nothing but disdain for the two doctors implicated in her death. “I have no idea why they did what they did, but it is only to be expected that they were arrested,” Kazuo said. He also expressed anger that the doctors received 1.3 million yen before Yuri died. “How could they take money by taking advantage of the weakness of an individual?” Kazuo asked. Episode Notes: ‘Father of woman in ‘mercy killing’ case vents his rage at doctors’ (Asahi July 25th 2020) https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13576880