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idwiyo

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9. I am sorry, but "might be pressured" is pure speculation.
Mon Dec 16, 2013, 06:03 PM
Dec 2013

Google Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland for reports on euthanasia. Not a shred of evidence it happened.

What does happen again, and again, and again, is people kept alive against their wish. People who have to suffer because something "might" happened that has nothing to do with them.

I have ADRT, that states that I refuse any and all treatment unless I specifically ask for it. If I am unconscious, the default is not to treat, no CPR, surgery, life support, etc. I let everyone know exactly where I stand on this issue.

There are a lot of people like me. Why are we denied one last wish - to be able to specify how/when we want to end our lives?

There are enough safeguards that can be easily implemented to make sure everyone does it if and only if they feel like it.

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