"The circumstances listed include ones common among the elderly and disabled: living in a nursing home, being in a wheelchair and not being able to "
shake the blues." There is a section which provocatively asks, "Have you ever heard anyone say, '
If I'm a vegetable, pull the plug'?" There also are guilt-inducing scenarios such as "
I can no longer contribute to my family's well being," "
I am a severe financial burden on my family" and that the vet's situation "
causes severe emotional burden for my family."
When the government can steer vulnerable individuals to conclude for themselves that life is not worth living, who needs a
death panel?"
Obviously graphically condensed, but you can see all quoted items from the story appear on page 21 of the original document.
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