The patient decides when it's best to go.

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I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

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...

I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.

I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.

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...

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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.

None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.

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...

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

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

Let's hope you feel better now.

Let's hope you feel better now.

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.

This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.

This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.

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...

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.

I don't persuade to suicide.

I don't persuade to suicide.