From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   David LaRue  wrote:   
   >A Friend  wrote:   
   >>Tommie Hicks  wrote:   
      
   >>>If one is diagnosed with a terminal disease and that one takes their   
   >>>life, is it truly suicide?  I know technically it is, but   
   >>>philosophically?   
      
   >>Yes, it is.  That doesn't answer the question of whether you should do   
   >>it, or have the right to do it, or have the right to go to a   
   >>jurisdiction where they can do it for you.   
      
   >Life is terminal if you wait for it to end.  In some cases the end may come   
   >sooner than expected.   
      
   >As for taking your life, I have known many with difficult diagnoses and   
   >they all chose to enjoy life for as long as possible.  I believe they and   
   >those around them were better off from that choice.  Live while you can!   
   >We only get to do this once.   
      
   "enjoy life for as long as possible"   
      
   But we're discussing the period at the end of life, well past the time   
   that life is still enjoyable.   
      
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