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Cake day: June 27th, 2023

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  • Medically assisted death is safe and is a good option for someone who is of sound mind but in a terminal condition that wishes to end their suffering.

    No one serious is suggesting that anyone can just up and decide on Thursday morning that they want to off themselves down at the doctor’s office, it takes time and psychological testing to confirm the person is mentally competent to make the decision before it is allowed to go forward.

    My grandmother was mentally competent until her last few days but suffered as her kidneys shut down and strung her along for weeks, she likely would have made this decision if it had been legal at the time. Instead it was an extended stay in ICU with hospice always planned but she would get better and worse on a daily basis and not be stable enough to get moved.