This just came in, complete with video clip about a lady touting the joys of dying, via the social in-crowd of the Hemlock Society. Well, it is not anymore the Hemlock Society, we learn, as that sounds too harsh, but more gentle, perhaps in the George Bush use of "compassionate." It is now Compassion and Choices. Wow, how fun can it get?
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Marcelle Jones has thought a lot about how her life might end. She has been treated for a serious medical problem for several years, and while it has not gotten worse, eventually "it's going to get me," said Jones, 82.
Long before she moved to Lakeland in 1990, Jones had joined the Hemlock Society - now known as Compassion and Choices - an organization that provides information about how terminally ill people can end their lives, either through passive means or, if they choose, by suicide.
Lakeland Woman Considers Suicide Once Illness Turns Terminal
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There is an article from the New York Times, which mentions Terri but I am not about to find out what it says, as it requires a subscription to find out how Scooter Libby contrasts to Terri. But maybe I can guess, can only presume their expertise in cowardice...
A Profile in Cowardice
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