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It's unfortunate that the article did not speak of the Right to Die movement.

I recently had a close family member choose to exercise this right. Instead of wasting away from inoperable cancer, she chose precisely the time and place she wanted to die. It's a tough subject, but for a non-trivial number of people, having control over their destiny provides a more satisfying end of life care.

It's time for more states and countries to pass more holistic and comprehensive legislation around this right. I'm Canadian, so here's the Supreme Court judgement that established this right for Canadians[0]. The arguments are very well justified in my opinion.

[0] https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14637/inde...



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