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Originally Posted by Katsunami
While I can understand his sentiment, I think he could have chosen a more dignified way to go.
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It was painless and doable from resources at hand. Would an overdose of sleeping pills have been more dignified?
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I'm an advocate regarding euthanasia; if people decide they don't want to live any longer, for whatever reason, they should have that choice. Especially in Japan it was a custom in times past. But, I feel that a discussion about a subject such as this may need to be moved to the political forum.
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I'm an advocate, too. We don't have a choice about when we're born, but do have a choice about when we leave.
My exemplar these days is the late Terry Pratchett, who made arrangements to go on his own terms after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers, and publicly campaigned for the right of people to do so. As it happened, death took him before he could decide it was time, but he was prepared to take the step if his condition worsened enough.
This can move to a political forum if need be, but I won't follow it. The underlying beliefs live on an emotional level, not a rational one. I don't expect someone whose gut-level belief is "That's
wrong!" to have their opinions changed by any comments I might make, and decline to waste time trying.
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Dennis