Features B6 Monday, January 5, 1998 A lot ofsupport for assisted suicide My grandfather suffered from cancer and spent his last eight months in a hospital bed until he weighed only 89 pounds and was wish to put in my two cents' too weak to cry. My father tried worth. five times to kill himself before he I am a woman, 51 years old, died in a nursing home. and I would love to know that the At one point, my mother found option for suicide is available ASK,ANN LANDERS _ him with a plastic bag over his when I am no longerfitto live the _ head. She took it away and said, good life. ANN LANDERS "We don't do that." He lived for If I had a terminal disease, I T several more miserable years, would like to get my affairs in orhating every minute of it. I can der and plan my final journey. It would not have to be a negative thing. I would assure you that those years were as hard on the family as they were on him. view it as quite positive. In my opinion, Dr. Kevorkian should be given a To say goodbye and to plan one's own death Congressional MedaJ of Honor, not jail time. would truly be a gift from God. — M.E.L. in Alexandria, Va. I would love to plan the time, the music, the guest list, what I wear and so on. Why would one eader: A lot of people agree with you. Here's not want to do this? one more: - It sure beats a surprise. And what if a sick person lingers for years? ear Ann Landers: I am the executive direcWhat about the expense and burden on the famtor of the Hemlock Society. Recently, I was on ily? It could wipe them out. Count me 100 percent in favor of suicide if one the road speaking about the need to legalize physiis terminal. You can worry about the "sin" part, cian aid in dying for mentally competent, terminalAnn, and I'll worry about the pain and inconve- ly ill individuals who request it. Several people told me about the letters in your column from readers nience. — An Independent Thinker in Houston who felt strongly about the right to choose death with dignity. The Hemlock Society has been advocating choice eader: The mail on this subject continues to be heated and heavy. The vast majority who and dignity in dying for 17 years. Through our 80 chapters, we provide information wrote agreed with you. Keep reading for more on about how to plan for a peaceful death, and we supthis highly controversial subject. port and initiate efforts to change the law to permit ear Ann Landers: The idea that suicide is this option. People wanting to legalize and regulate death against the law or against someone's religion makes no-sense to me. The underlying assumption with dignity should join an advocacy group like the is that the government, or some religious group, Hemlock Society and make their voices heard. For knows better than I do what is right for me. I information, tell your readers to write The Hemlock Society USA, P.O. Box 101810, Denver, Colo. don't believe it. As one who has a family history of mental ill- 80250-1810. — Faye Girsh, executive director ness, kidney disease and cancer, I do not believe anyone has the right to tell me what I should do em of the Day: Mistakes are the well-travwith my life. eled bridge between inexperience and wisWe Americans are more humane to our cats and dogs than we are to our terminally ill and elderly; dom. If you want to get nowhere, follow the crowd. Press-Republic^ Charles Schulfa? Peanuts ear Ann Landers: Seldom do I disagree with you. HowD ever, on the matter of suicide, I AHP NO LOVE LETTER5 CAME TUMBLING OUT.. 1-800-: Pre Locher and Kiliari R D R j i f t j M M .uSONrABOMB O R http://www.eugenialast.com Monday, January 5, 1998 By EUGENIA LAST Happy Birthday: Your charm and grace will opon doors that you never knew existed this year. Miike your moves and don't look back. 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