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

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My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering....

My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering....

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

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

A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is...

A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is...

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy...

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy...

You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.

You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.

I don't persuade to suicide.

I don't persuade to suicide.

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...

Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life....

Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life....

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

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

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.

Let's hope you feel better now.

Let's hope you feel better now.

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...

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...

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

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

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much...

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much...

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...

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......

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.