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To: Sam who wrote (196556)	8/12/2012 3:56:16 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542905

Another excellent article from the NYT, this time on assisted suicide. I agree. Thanks for posting it.

To: Sam who wrote (196556)	8/12/2012 4:24:19 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542905

There are no studies of the psychological effect of having a prescription on hand, but experts say many patients who have received one find comfort in knowing they have or can get the drugs. About a third of those who fill the prescription die without using it. “I don’t know if I’ll use the medication to end my life,” Dr. Wesley said. “But I do know that it is my life, it is my death, and it should be my choice.” That's how I feel about it, personally.