Thursday, July 16, 2009

Zip it!!

She is 74 and has terminal cancer. He is 85 and in poor health. They have been married for 54 years. They decide to go to Switzerland and commit suicide together with the help of the Dignitas clinic there. They are an intelligent and mature couple who have clearly thought this through and have taken their decision out of mutual love. The fact that he is a well-known musician and conductor has propelled the story into the media. I am appalled and incensed at some of the reaction. How dare people judge them? Another example of the "I don't agree with this, therefore you shouldn't be allowed to do it" approach so prevalent these days. Just keep your noses out! I wish the same choice had been available to me.

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