The patient decides when it's best to go.

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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...

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

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

She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge...

She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge...

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...

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...

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 -...

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for...

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for...

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.

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......

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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....