Dr. Kevorkian passed away this morning

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

It's ok to put animals down but not humans, who are at least capable of making that decision for themselves. Doesn't make much sense to me.

I agree. We treat our dying animals better than we treat our dying relatives.

My father died of cancer last August. The final week of his life (not much living going on, but alive nonetheless, I suppose), he was essentially in a drug induced coma, starving to death. What purpose does that serve?