Death With Dignity Policy Analysis

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It is of the opinion of this writer that while I do see where this type of policy could and maybe should be removed, the real instituting of Death with Dignity policies need to be more established. The reasons are very numerous and vary in application. Depression is often a temporary thing. Many reasons are not the problem of a person living beyond their use but the inability to afford adequate health care. I think that we need to look harder at the issues that surround the persons/people seeking this kind of solution and start building some serious policy. Looking at this reminds me of the budget and the United States, a lot of discussion but no one grabbing a pen and starting to build at least an outline of what is acceptable to us as

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