The local news anchor ran the story about the "victory" for California's Right-To-Die movement. Opponents of California's assisted suicide law failed to gather enough signatures for a repeal to go before voters.
What evoked strong feelings of disgust for me was the graphic the local news ran with the story.
The most coherent argument for assisted suicide is fear of pain and suffering.
My mother had cancer in her bones and tissues. She went into hospice and died a month later. She was in excruciating, agonizing pain. But she had attentive staff to make sure that she was comfortable.
It seems to me that assisted suicide is less about comforting the afflicted, and more about the convenience of the living.
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