When will we learn and allow death with dignity in this country! Abortion is ok but death with dignity is not? How backwards is that!

My daughter and I were just discussing this yesterday. Everyone has a right to die with dignity. I for one do not want to linger on with no quality of life, no matter what my religion dictates. Laws need to changed. We should all be the masters of our own fate. We the people need to insist on and lobby for these changes.

I guess Wilfredo was never in hospice. You have no clue what this couple had intended. God forbid you ever have to sit and do nothing while a loved one suffers.

Living in a hospice is hardly dignity and hardly living. Everyone has the right to go at the time of their choosing. Instead of being forced to live with terrible quality of life hospitals should provide quick & easy end of life assistance. The holier than thou thumpers always want to impose their idea of what's best.on everyone else.

We are allowed to put sick animals to sleep, why not those who are dying. It is very hard on the families and loved ones to watch them suffer and die. The laws need to change.

I don't consider this a murder sucicide, It's a Love Story. A husband loved his wife so much and she was dying and he couldn't live with out her, simple as that!

I, too, believe that we, as humans, should be able to decide our own fate when the time comes. This should be done while the person makes out their lving will and is of sane mind. I have watched quite a few of my family members, and more recently, a dear friend, suffer from cancer. It is extremely heart-wrenching.
My deepest sympathy goes out to the Osman family - you are all in my thoughts and prayers.

I agree it is a love story. My perfectly healthy grandfather died months after my grandmother died. He died of a broken heart. I'm thankful that this man was able to complete both ends of his plans. Could you imagine what our conversation would be if he was not able to succeed in killing himself. He would possibly be on trial for murder. Warm thoughts and peace to the family.

I am grateful that my Mom at the end of her life had a doctor visit her twice a day to make sure her pain was managed and she died in comfort. The really sad part of this story was that his wife was to be moved to a nursing home. The care there would be difficult to manage her pain and I am sure he could not bear this thought. She was going to be moved because her health was more stable, more stable than what ? I suspect this was a cost saving move, probably on the part of Medicare. God help us that this loving man was mentally forced to take his and his wife's life.

Love is an amazing thing and can make you do and feel amazing things, not to justify what happened, but consider the thoughts and feelings of her husband. Imagine spending so many years in love, knowing that it was ending and the helplessness, hopelessness, and loneliness he was feeling. I'm sure everyone can understand even though suicide/homicide is not justifiable by law, it is love that kept them together all those years and love that took them. May they rest in peace and I'm sure the family will be at peace too.

Nazaretti - An overdose of what?

Where can a patient in hospice get a legal overdose of anything? How much is an overdose? How do you take it?

When you're in hospice you hope for a stroke or coronary. Otherwise you die of starvation.

You're an idiot and you don't know what you're talking about.

God forbid that people get the chance to comment on my life's choices.

Reading through the comments on this thread, I see that euthanasia is getting to be acceptable...There was once a doctor who espoused this theory but was put to jail for it...So what's it going to be?..Until euthanasia is legalized, I'd just have Mother Nature take its course (Shudder to think of Terry Shiavo's debacle).

That 'doctors' name was Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian --- I do not trust or believe these big media stories; for all I know he got the ball rolling for future social acceptance of ending one's life as The Living Will contributes also. I am trying to express that there is this nefarious agenda & Kevorkian was hired to usher in the idea.

Please, I do not want anyone to suffer either; I just bet you, if anyone recalls, how the Clintons, a/k/a Rockefellas [Yes, Bill Clinton's his son] were pushing the idea & even stated how they both have living wills.

Opponents to the right to die, fear that people wanting to end their lives would not be because of suffering medically/terminal, but because they wouldn't want to be a burden upon others.

But, yes there is a place for this to be discussed/solved, I just don't trust that character Kevorkian and would not doubt he was sent by the controllers of this wonderful world to make this controversal & part of our lives.

FYI TO ALL:
I wanted to tell you; thinking about overdosing on pills is Not the answer; this is why: people think they take pills, go to sleep & never awaken, but no that is NOT what happens.
What actually transpires is........they consume these pills......then they can't move or call for help because---they changed their mind! What actually kills them is chocking to death on their own vomit.

I heard that a doctor can administer an IV or morphine, which ends their life in seconds but I 'heard', I don't know how true that is but if it IS true, that is the better choice.
An unpleasant topic; I know
Also, that story about Lv hospice I can only agree with it, if I confirm that; seems a bit odd that the man would choose the hospice which she was in/out of & using na hand gun? I don't know -- I doubt that too, lol.