I chose life over death
15/04/2008
Sarah Wootton of the misnamed group Dignity in Dying (formerly, and more honestly, known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Society) makes the case for what she calls “assisted dying.” She argues that any law allowing it should have so-called safeguards and “strict criteria” which she says will guarantee “protection of the public as a whole.”
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Where are all the men? You tell us!
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