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(11-02-2014 10:52 PM)Seamus Wrote:  

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/02/health/ore...y-maynard/

She went through with it after all.

I disagree with the idea that she was attention whoring here. The ability to die on your own terms, in a relatively pain-free manner and surrounded by loved ones, is absolutely something worth fighting for and drawing attention to. One of my best friends died after a long battle with brain cancer, and trust me those last weeks aren't something I'd wish on anyone (or their families). She went out on her own terms, advancing a worthy cause. RIP

Exactly, it was all about her. Must be nice to the be the loved one and not be the ones doing the loving who have to live on in the wake of your suicide. Quite the privilege, as some might opine.

I discussed about my opposition to euthanasia here.

She committed suicide, and was cheered on for her "bravery."

Now, her family and friends gets to carry around the twin albatrosses around their neck, known as "what could I have done to prevent her death," and "what did I do that caused her to think suicide was the appropriate response to being diagnosed with a terminal cancer." Do the math here, this isn't some 70 year-old whose family is all dead and they are dreading staring a concrete wall for the short future while they waste away in a nursing home. This is a young woman surrounded by family and friends.

If I was to venture a guess why she committed suicide in such a public manner was that she always felt cocksure and in command in her life. Cancer crept up on her and reminded her that the world doesn't revolve around her. So, in order to keep the movie reel of her life focused purely on her and not a disease she has little power over, she committed suicide. And, let the whole world know what she is doing, how empowered she is, blah blah blah.

That last part is really disturbing. She has brought tons of attention on a grieving family - and that attention isn't going away anytime soon. I wonder how much time the family will get to privately grieve in the lead-up to the funeral? Does anybody give a damn about the family?

I will note that I do respect the fact she did it herself, and not go completely pussy and force a doctor to end her life.