bachelet 's family has not mentioned euthanasia . ( reporting by rosalba o'brien and fabian cambero ; editing by lisa von ahn and howard goller ) story highlights 14 - year - old valentina maureira on saturday after the girl 's video went viral and spurred debate in chile about euthanasia . valentina was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 6 . a spokeswoman from the universidad catolica clinic in santiago confirmed that valentina maureira was a patient at the hospital and said she was stable , with no immediately life - threatening conditions . cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that affects the lungs and other organs . cystic fibrosis is a life - threatening disease that damages the lungs and digestive system . government spokesman alvaro elizalde said on thursday that the health ministry was in contact with the family to ensure maureira . we have to be completely clear , the current norm , the current law .