I believe in miracles; I've seen them happen. And that includes miraculous medical recoveries — people who shouldn't be alive today, but are. Five states now allow terminally ill, mentally competent patients to end their lives through physician-assisted suicide. Advocates say that giving patients freedom to choose their end-of-life-care allows them "death with dignity." I've been thinking a lot about assisted suicide since 29-year-old Brittany Maynard publicly announced her decision to end her life earlier this month. The California newlywed had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer; doctors told her she likely had six months to live. "After months of research, my family and...
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