Boris Rudolfs
November 5
For this interview, the interviewee was asked as to whether or not they personally felt that assisted suicide was a dignified method to die. The interviewee stated that they did not feel it is a dignified way to die, as there are individuals with similar diseases who may survive, and live on for years beyond the life expectancy stated by a doctor, and that with rapidly emerging health technology, anything can happen. When asked whether or not a young, Oregon female who chose to commit assisted suicide died with dignity, the interviewee stated that she did not, but had instead died on her own terms. They also felt that it was unfair, to a certain extent, for the family members and her husband.
The interviewee was also asked if they ever felt there was an instance where assisted suicide could be dignified. Once again, the interviewee stated that they felt there is not a circumstance where assisted suicide may be a dignified way to die. Even with elderly patients who may be unable to live without serious support for their health, the interviewee held to their belief that since we do not know when we are going to die, there is no way that suicide, whether it is assisted or not assisted, is dignified.
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