If anything can be learned from the article and the commenters, it is that it is very difficult to know your own, true stance on this matter until you're in the

If anything can be learned from the article and the commenters, it is that it is very difficult to know your own, true stance on this matter until you're in the position where you need to make a decision. It is easy to say that we would choose to end our lives than live with a crippling disease, but we forget about the omnipresent hope that is within us all, the same hope that got our ancestors through disasters, war, and unimaginable suffering. Unfortunately, in most cases, a person is not able to make the decision until they are already suffering. I don't know where I stand on this issue, truthfully. I feel that people should have the right to choose, but it seems like most people really struggle to predict what they will want when push comes to shove.