It is reasonable that someone who is reasonably healthy and wants to commit suicide is not playing with a full deck. It is also reasonable that what that person writes might not be written by a competent person.
Well The government doctors in England gave it credence. They were afraid to aid a suicidal person because of their fear of litigation. They were more afraid of a darn lawyer than saving a life. I don't agree with the severity of Shakespeare in "Henry the Sixth", but we do need to do something about lawyers.
Kerrie Wooltorton, of Norwich in eastern England, is believed to be the first person to use a living will to commit suicide, The Guardian newspaper reported Thursday.
She wrote the document on Sept. 15, 2007, three days before she poisoned herself. She called an ambulance, which took her to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. There, she gave doctors a letter addressed to "To whom this may concern." .....
"If I come into hospital regarding an overdose or any attempt of my life, I would like for NO life saving treatment to be given,"...........
Doctors said they feared they would be charged with assault if they treated her because she had made her wishes clear, The Telegraph reported.
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