This story arrived today on MS News:
A 104-year-old Australian scientist who had campaigned for the legalization of assisted dying in his home country has ended his life at a Swiss clinic, a representative from the pro-euthanasia group Exit International said.
David Goodall, a respected botanist and ecologist, died Thursday at the Life Circle clinic in Basel, Switzerland, after administering a lethal drug under the guidance of doctors.
Exit International, which represented the scientist, said Goodall passed away while listening to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."
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Sad because he wasn't offered this choice by his own country.
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I agree, it made it more of a sad event because he had to leave behind many of his friends and relatives back home. I don't know why governments have to meddle in this area of personal choice.
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