Monday, March 30, 2020

News: Assisted Suicide in Alaska

https://www.outsideonline.com/2410996/eric-pam-bealer-alaska-death
This couple committed suicide.  One partner had multiple sclerosis.  The other partner was healthy, but did not want to live without his partner.  So, they wrapped up their affairs, leaving their estate to a conservancy, writing letters to friends, and even pre-paying the shipping of the mail.

They hid their bodies.  The author has opinions about death with dignity.  They seem well informed.  The reader is left to draw their own conclusions. 

It sounds like the couple led a thoughtful life and probably made the right choice for themselves.

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