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Sir Edward Downes was a British conductor; his wife, Lady Joan, was a former ballerina, choreographer and TV producer. They were educated and prominent--but last week they chose to end their lives, hand in hand, via assisted suicide at a Zurich clinic. They left no explanation; what's known is that, at 85, Sir Edward was almost blind and increasingly deaf; Lady Joan, at 74, may have received a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Their adult children issued a statement: "After 54 happy years together, they decided to end their own lives rather than continue to struggle with serious health problems. They died peacefully, and under circumstances of their own choosing...."
Best comment:
Whoa. Holy shit.
Did they just make a personal decision regarding their lives?
What is this "freedom", and where can I get some?
The life insurance companies in this country will prevent this from ever happening.
ReplyDeleteLife insurance policies only pay out as long as premiums keep coming in or if there is enough cash built up to pay the premiums.
A million dollar death benefit requires about $100,000 in premium or cash to stay in force when one gets to their age.
I would have thought life insurance policies had exceptions for suicide/euthanasia.
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