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Old 03-19-2008, 12:59 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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A French teacher suffering from a rare case of cancer that has left her disfigured lost a request Monday that she had lodged in a court to be allowed to die by euthanasia.

Chantal Sébire, 52, suffers from esthesioneuroblastoma, an incurable tumor attacking her nose and sinuses. It has left her disfigured, blind, without the sense of smell or taste and in terrible pain.

ABC News: Woman With Disfiguring Cancer Begs to Die
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Old 03-20-2008, 09:11 PM
 
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Poor woman.

I really don't understand why the law hasn't caught up on this issue.
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Old 03-20-2008, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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I read her story and it was heart breaking, I read how she eventually killed herself anyway. I only hope she wasn't alone, no one should die alone.
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Old 03-21-2008, 04:54 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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More news about this subject.

French Woman Who Sought Euthanasia Dies

PARIS — A woman who suffered from a painful facial tumor and had drawn headlines across France with her quest for doctor-assisted suicide was found dead Wednesday, an official said.

FOXNews.com - French Woman Who Sought Euthanasia Dies - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,339709,00.html - broken link)
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Old 03-22-2008, 03:26 AM
 
Location: in the southwest
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I only hope she wasn't alone, no one should die alone.
I think perhaps, ultimately, we all really die alone.
But I know what you mean.
The poor woman.
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