This on-line headline in The Telegraph for a woman who traveled to Switzerland to kill herself takes the cake. “Doctor Dies With Dignity.” Swallowing poison pills is “dignity,” meaning I guess, that dying naturally is something else. This is really an insidious message that undermines the value of human life.
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