A difficult decision

His children have heard about physician assisted death, but his wife says this is euthanasia, and will not consent to it.

Palliative sedation is offered but his wife says, “Isn’t that just different words for the same thing?”

The children speak up, saying, “But Dad made it very clear that he did not want to waste money just keeping him alive. As a farmer, he did not believe in letting his animals suffer.”

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