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"A dog is not 'almost human', and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such." - John Holmes

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not to let her die in pain or struggling to breath because of her Cystic Fibrosis (which will slowly suffocate her to death). She also said she'd like to be in control of her death, deciding when she'd had enough. She's 16. Pretty profound.

My houskeeper/friend is watching her father slowly die from Alzhiemers/Dementia. He doesn't remember to swallow foods or liquids, has dwindled down to around 100 lbs., doesn't know his children, and is wheelchair bound. He's gone blind and his kidneys are shutting down and he wears diapers. She was just here this past Monday crying in pain that he would not have wanted to go this way.  She said something else profound to me. "You can risk your life killing an unborn child as a young adult but you can't make the decision as a senior citizen to die with dignity".  She knows in her heart her father wouldn't want to live like this. He was a proud man who wouldn't want to put his children through this anguish.

It should be a persons choice to decide when enough is enough. In fact, I think it's selfish to continue to put your loved ones through the hell of pain & machinery because you can't let go of them.

I would definitely sign the petition and would do so if you tell me where I can before Tuesday. (We leave for Europe Tuesday morning).

I'll sign this.  The government has no reason to interfere with the consenting act of an adult.