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[Deviant1]

Hi,

So I tuned in last night to an episode of "Frontline" on PBS. Last night's story was called "The Suicide Tourist." It was about a two men who assist in suicide in Switzerland. In fact they are called the "Swiss Dignitas." The story is about a man from Chicago who is diagnosed with ALS and makes the journey to Switzerland to commit suicide. They document everything from what happened to him to his last breath. I found it kind of disturbing really, watching him drink the liquid that was going to end it, but I wasn't in his shoes and I really don't know what I would do if faced with a long suffering disease.

I started this thread because I'm having mixed emotions about the whole thing. In one way, I can completely sympathize with people who are suffering with terminal illness, but on another I'm not sure I would have the nerve to do that. How do you feel about assisted suicide?

P.s. if interested the epsidoe is online on PBS. Here's the link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/suicidetourist/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=bigimage&u...