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TexasBushwhacker

(20,891 posts)

4. Frankly, there may be some push back from

Reply to Stardust (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 12:40 PM

Aug 2015

the medical community. Keeping people alive is very lucrative for some doctors. I'm with you though. I was my mother's caregiver for 6 years through her battle with breast cancer. The last 2 months were pretty bad. I would much prefer to be able to end my life peacefully, surrounded by my loved ones.

There's a really good documentary called "How to Die in Oregon".