I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.

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Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause...

Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause...

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this...

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this...

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy....

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy....

Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary -...

The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary -...

Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.

Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.

When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.

I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I...

I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I...

When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.

When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.

Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.

Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.

Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying...

Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying...

First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a...

First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a...

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

The patient decides when it's best to go.

The patient decides when it's best to go.

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows...

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows...

You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't...

You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't...

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there...

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there...