I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?

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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.

I don't persuade to suicide.

I don't persuade to suicide.

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in......

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in......

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.

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.

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...

The patient decides when it's best to go.

The patient decides when it's best to go.

All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on...

All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on...

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...

I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for...

I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for...

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

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

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.

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....

My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.

My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.

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...

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 -...

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.

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception...

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception...

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is...

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is...