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Quote by Terry Pratchett
I believe it should be possible for someone stricken with a seriou

I believe it should be possible for someone stricken with a serious and ultimately fatal illness to choose to die peacefully with medical help, rather than suffer. – Terry Pratchett

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In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character there was nothing particularly new about this – death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. – Terry Pratchett

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I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost. – Terry Pratchett

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Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate. – Katherine Dunn

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Im a medical doctor and a biomedical scientist. – Steven Hatfill

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I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries. – John Cameron

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