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There are some states that allow medically-assisted suicide in cases of terminal illness, my state (Oregon) being one of them. There’s actually a great document

There are some states that allow medically-assisted suicide in cases of terminal illness, my state (Oregon) being one of them. There’s actually a great documentary about it called “How to Die in Oregon”. Personally, I think that it’s cruel to force someone to stay alive who is so tired and in pain and just wants it to be over. I watched my grandfather deteriorate and eventually he just wanted to give up. Had we had those laws in place at that time he could have died calmly with family around. Instead, he was suffocated to death by cancer. You tell me which sounds worse.

GeekyBear 8y ago
My mother worked in hospice for a few years and a patient who she had known previously who was dying of bone cancer just broke her. Bone cancer is particularly painful, and it gets to the point where a dose of opioids strong enough to provide pain relief would completely suppress breathing. When the patient is weeping and begging to be allowed to die, it's just too much for a compassionate human being to stand.