Click to access Assisted%20Suicide%20Adjusted.pdf

An interesting article that makes suicide more of an option to patients.

However, noting the Frake case where 1) the patient fell or was otherwise injured and complains of pain and is not treated or diagnosed–no MRI’s or xrays to the family, etc. 2) the patient is drooling, had uncontrollable tremors indicating psychotropic drug misuse, or use at all, against the patient’s knowledge and consent and access to alternative treatments (In re Tiffany, Illinois Supreme Court) and 3) cannot hold his head up, cannot talk but tells son repeatedly he is in pain, I wonder the value of the report.

Also of interest is the part where in Belgium it is noted that many of the suicides were involuntary and assisted.  When, how and why is that not murder.  I assume this was where an elder was old, fragile and in pain and could not provide…