“I would be bothered if someone else makes a decision about whether I live or die. Maybe it should be included in the papers—that you can indicate if you wish to grant the ‘right to decide’ to your relatives or not. That way everyone can decide for himself.

“I would not consider some doctor or far relative deciding that I should die a ‘death with dignity’.

“Also, remember that, while these are exceptions, some people did wake up out of coma after a really, really long time. So personally I am against euthanasia being applied on myself. I support the right to choose, but I would not like to use that right to be euthanised…and certainly wouldn’t want my family or some doctor to decide it.”

~Age 29

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend
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