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djean111

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2. Interesting question.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:38 AM
Nov 2014

Maybe dying horribly is reserved for criminals and - sadly - some people think Brittany Maynard was cowardly and not following some god's will in choosing to die painlessly, not in agony.
Some responses I have read about the subject have steeled my resolve to, if I happen to get something terminal, off myself at home by whatever means I can, rather than leave my passing up to anyone with some personal agenda who thinks dying in agony is the bestest bravest thing to do. I understand that total fucking strangers believe they can make that decision for others. And will try to do just that. Bizarre.
Not to mention the irony of being told I have control over my body when it comes to sex and procreation, but not when it comes to avoiding a painful death.

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