On June 15, 2009, Phyllis Hixson, was found dead in her home. The 69-year-old resident of Athens, Ohio, appeared to have taken her own life by inhaling a gas, most likely helium. Receiving a tip from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Athens County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation into the death to determine if the Final Exit Network, a… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesTouchy issue…But Blackhorse thinks this is another situation that calls for a little common-sense…The bottom line is this, if someone; anybody wants to commit suicide , especially because of a terminal illness, they are going to kill themselves….I don’t see the sense in wasting tax dollars , not to mention man/woman power to go after folks that are obviously just helping an individual in need , do what they have to do…It just doesn’t make much sense…....But then again , ain’t that amerika ? ? ?
Posted by blackhorse on Sep 2, 2009 at 7:31 PM As a terminally ill person, with 3-4 years left to live, for me, this issue is a very personal one. I see the lack of choice here in America as a clear impingement of civil rights, imposed by the justification for denial of one’s spiritual/religious rights. No one but the patient should have anything to say about it, if in fact, we are free. But in America, we are not.
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