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‘Knowing how to die well not only makes life more enjoyable but ensures that it is more endurable towards the inevitable end.’
—-Derek Humphry. Founder Hemlock Society USA, author ‘Final Exit’
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This is one of the biggest benefits of having an assisted suicide system in place. Having a progressive disease with no hope for a cure is terrible enough in itself, but knowing that you’ll have to suffer through every bit of it makes it much worse.
Knowing that a quick and painless death is an option allows people to enjoy whatever good time they have left, instead of spending it worrying about the horrors the future holds.