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Excellent question! MLAA Aug 2021 #1
Religion HAB911 Aug 2021 #2
And health care, I'd imagine. There's a lot of cash in prolonging life. Auggie Aug 2021 #15
OH YEAH HAB911 Aug 2021 #22
I've always understood it to be a god thing. God doesn't like what is considered RKP5637 Aug 2021 #3
I'll keep searching... multigraincracker Aug 2021 #6
In Washington state it is legal under certain conditions - here's a link ... RKP5637 Aug 2021 #11
Oregon is another. Maybe more too. yonder Aug 2021 #19
I'm lucky. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #20
It also potentially ripe for abuse when you're talking about people w/ diminished mental capacity. meadowlander Aug 2021 #32
Yes, these are all excellent points!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2021 #41
I don't understand life-proling care for someone with advanced alzheimers Buckeyeblue Aug 2021 #59
Great response multigraincracker Aug 2021 #4
Found it. It's call multigraincracker Aug 2021 #7
How is Hospice assisted suicide? Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #12
Failure to provide medical treatment. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #14
I am sure there are treatments to keep me alive for a couple of years... Under The Radar Aug 2021 #27
I've worked with Hospice patients and they get plenty of medical treatment. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #28
I only look for loop holes in the Scriptures. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #31
My GF is a RN multigraincracker Aug 2021 #33
Hospice isn't really the same thing. meadowlander Aug 2021 #34
I won't say where I got this information. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #44
I don't doubt it, and im glad they do given it's best to kick the door shut rather than needlessly onetexan Aug 2021 #48
Yes it does. Thankfully. nancy1942 Aug 2021 #57
My dad died on home hospice care last April. Mariana Aug 2021 #58
There are very strict rules about inventorying certain drugs. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #61
Right or wrong ..it's very difficult for family, even when elderly PortTack Aug 2021 #5
It is all about quality of life. Stand in my shoes Under The Radar Aug 2021 #18
Wife's dead, no kids Revanchist Aug 2021 #21
Thats why it's important to discuss these things well in advance with your family onetexan Aug 2021 #49
I believe that two states have legalized this for anyone with a terminal illness. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #8
In Japan &other countries its legal to die w dignity onetexan Aug 2021 #50
Probably because it could be abused drray23 Aug 2021 #9
there is a bit of that for sure HAB911 Aug 2021 #23
Healthcare expenses force me to go into debt to stay alive Under The Radar Aug 2021 #24
In a few states, Death with Dignity is indeed allowed. RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #10
The rundown... RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #13
Thanks for the list, my dear RobertDevereaux! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #16
How is terminally ill defined in that statute? Under The Radar Aug 2021 #25
Details for Colorado are here. RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #30
New Zealand legalised it by referendum last year meadowlander Aug 2021 #38
Requirements are onerous and time consuming. It has been my experience with three terminally ill hlthe2b Aug 2021 #29
We have euthanasia for our beloved pets and it is considered humane Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #17
I've always said multigraincracker Aug 2021 #35
And when I'm dead, throw me in a dumpster..Burials/cremation cost too much! LeftInTX Aug 2021 #37
Bury me in a burlap sack and plant a tree on top. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2021 #42
Same here. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #46
Because euthansia for animals isn't always, "putting them out of suffering" LeftInTX Aug 2021 #39
Not to the point but thanks anyway n/t Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #56
I'm planning to punch my own ticket when the time comes True Dough Aug 2021 #26
Laughing gas would be my choice. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #36
I think with electric cars, that form of dying will go away. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #43
Eventually True Dough Aug 2021 #45
True. I hope you die peacefully in your sleep at a very acceptable age that you decide. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #52
Thank you, Jim True Dough Aug 2021 #54
Also barbecues and gas stoves/ovens. meadowlander Aug 2021 #53
Valid point, meadowlander True Dough Aug 2021 #55
Because this country is full of puritanical hypocrites A HERETIC I AM Aug 2021 #40
Crazy that legal euthanasia could come before free of charge health care. David__77 Aug 2021 #47
We need assisted suicide in all 50 states as it's unlikely we'll ever area51 Aug 2021 #60
My sils mother lived with her for a little while then told her she was tired blueinredohio Aug 2021 #51
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