I think your spinning back at me the obvious, of course they didn't but I still say that its a failing that she was able to do this and that there wasn't a better choice to help her live.
What better choice? Sometimes you just reach the end of the road with treatment. There's nothing further to be done that doesn't make the situation worse. No matter how much you want to fix someone, how much you want them to come back and be the person the could be, or that they used to be, it just can't be done. You can talk about all the maybes, buts and ifs, but there comes a point where the only choice is between a dignified and peaceful ending, or a scared, fearful ending full of pain and suffering.
I've seen the latter with my close family more than once, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, not for them, and not for the family that loves them.
Anyway, it's been revealed that this didn't really happen that way, that the British press has embellished to the point where they might as well have made the whole story up. That explains why I couldn't find a source on the BBC website last night.