The head of the Swiss euthanasia clinic Dignitas has proposed that the right to die does not only belong to those who have terminal illnesses. Ludwig Minelli has suggested that there are many reasons why someone may feel they do not want to live. I heard him speaking on the radio where he cited the example of a lonley elderly man who had no friends or family. My young daughter, who was with me at the time, remarked, 'If someone called you saying they had no family or friends, shouldn't you offer to be their friend rather than offering to kill them?'.I was amazed by her instinctive compassion clarity of thought!
So when people are in despair, what is the right thing to do? Is it to attempt to help them, even at times when this may be futile, is it to offer them the opportunity to die?
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