GORANI: After reports suggested she was ready to end her life after competing in Rio, a Paralympic athlete is giving her side of the story. On Sunday, (inaudible) said having the power to take her on life is actually was is keeping going. Belgium gave the 37-year-old wheelchair racer approval for assisted suicide nearly a decade ago. The athletic has a degenerative spinal condition. She has won three Paralympic medals since, and she believes there would be fewer suicides if more countries legalized medical euthanasia. Here`s more of what she said.</s>MANEKE VERVOORT, BELGIAN PARALYMPIAN: I hope it is something for every country that means not murder that it means that they can give a feeling of rest to the people. If I didn`t have got those papers, I think I would already do suicide because it is hard to live with the pain and suffering and the unsureness. Every year it is going more and more less so I`m really glad with those papers, and I`m still alive and enjoy every little moment in my life.</s>GORANI: Contrary to those reports said she was thinking of ending her life in an imminent way and she fought back saying she just has the option and she is happy she has the option. Until there are more bad days than good days she is not ready for that. And congratulations to her for her silver medal in wheelchair racing. You can visit us on Twitter and Facebook, facebook.com/halagoranicnn and @halagorani. Thanks for being with us, everyone. I`ll see you same time, same place tomorrow. I`m HALA GORANI. This has been THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. "QUEST MEANS BUSINESS" is up next on the other side of this break. Stay with CNN.
Euthanasia Option Gives Belgian Athlete Control.