Brittany Maynard has not chosen death. Death comes to all of us. Death is going to come to Brittany Maynard, no matter what. Nor has she chosen death-with-dignity. One does not dignify death by hastening it. Brittany Maynard has chosen to become the cause of her own death. She has chosen to step into the role of cancer, to do the job that cancer threatens to perform. If she follows through on her commitment, then Brittany Maynard will not die of cancer. She will not die of complications from cancer. She will not die of pain or suffering. She will not die of insufficient palliative care. She will die because she has chosen to end the life of Brittany Maynard and has taken those actions that are necessary to bring the life of Brittany Maynard to an end. Furthermore, Brittany Maynard will die because physicians have given her the means to perform those actions. She has chosen to allow medical doctors to become another cause of her death. We ought to demonstrate compassion for Brittany Maynard, but we must not allow our compassion to obscure the nature of her choice. Brittany Maynard has chosen to kill a human being and to involve doctors in that act.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:42:19 +0000
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