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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Everyone will die. Therefore, everyone has an obligation to die. We can't avoid it, we can't prevent it. It will come, whether we like it or not.

The "when" and the "how" are the unknowns. I think everyone should have the RIGHT to die on their own terms. If someone is in the hospital, with their hearts and lungs being forced to operate via machines, AND that someone has said "this is not what I want for myself when the time comes," then it should be honored. In every state. Further, if they're not being kept alive by machines, but are spending time, space, and money being forced to endure pain and suffering because of terminal end-stage illness, they should have the RIGHT to receive a lethal dose of pain relief if they want it, so they can end their lives in dignity and relative peace.

Bob Uecker's analogy: "I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens." Miss you Uke.