A group of middle-aged whites in the U.S. is dying at a startling rate

Re:A group of middle-aged whites in the U.S. is dying at a s... by Retric on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:08AM (#10499994)

I recall walking though an assisted living facility and hearing someone say "Please god let me die." over and over.

That's not a place I want to be.

Sure, my preference is immortality of some kind, but at some point choosing non existence seems reasonable. IMO, as soon as you decide everyone get's the right to get off the ride at some point then I think you must also leave that choice up to them.

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Re:A group of middle-aged whites in the U.S. is dying at a s... by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @11:26AM (#10500573)

It gets messy fast.

Can a terminally ill child choose to die? What if they have a significant life long illness that isn't terminal?

What if they have no illness?

Not saying it is impossible to work out all of these problems, I've just never seen anyone do so.

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