This story has been told before, but with things gearing up
in Massachusetts and several other places, it’s worth repeating – sometimes people
with terminal illnesses live far longer than predicted – so assisted sucide or
euthanasia is not the answer.
Physician speaks on Oregon experience of assisted suicide
Twelve years ago, a patient visited Dr. Kenneth Stevens after being diagnosed with a form of cancer that would kill her in six months without treatment, seeking drugs to end her life. Over a course of the next few weeks Dr. Stevens spoke to her about other options.
"If my doctor had believed in assisted suicide, I would be dead. I thank him and all my doctors for helping me to choose 'life with dignity.' Assisted suicide should not be legal. I hope Massachusetts does not make this terrible mistake," she wrote in a 2011 letter to the Boston Globe. more
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