Check out this thread from Reddit which made national headlines today. This guy is going to die tomorrow.
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment..._left_to_live/
Some very poignant questions and answers. Here's his thoughts on being allowed to do it specifically:
A lot of people oppose death with dignity, labeling them "doctor assisted suicide". Do you have any words that might convince people who oppose it why you chose this option?
Thanks for taking some of your last moments to talk to us.
Yes, I do. Why do they oppose peoples right to not suffer? It takes numerous doctors to get here ensuring no one uses this option recklessly. My care is a huge burden to my loved ones, and it's not fair to position your suspicions over their realities. And yes, religion is at best a suspicion. None of us knows...
And on his illness:
How long have you been fighting cancer?
For 6 years. It's now spread to my brain and I just can't do more surgeries.
His words of wisdom:
what message or lesson would you like to give to us and the rest of the world
That nothing we have is worth hurting anyone else for. It's all fleeting people. Stop seeing race, color, sex, religion, etc.... Theyre all just people, and if you try to love them you won't lose anything.