Euthanasia - From the cradle to the grave

From the Cradle to the Grave Yolanda Blake has cancer and was hospitalized after experiencing severe bleeding. Her sister and friend who held power of attorney insisted the hospital give Yolanda a feeding tube and catheter. They refused. A month thereafter a county judge ruled in the hospital's favour that Yolanda should be allowed to die. The very next day Yolanda woke up. When asked if she wanted to live, she responded, "Of course I …

…but this was not to be. When Dax graduated with a law degree in 1986 and became an advocate for patients, he claimed to be happy. He maintains the end in no way justified the means. Twenty-five years after his accident, Dax still believes he would want the freedom to refuse treatment and die. "Another individual may well make a different decision. That's the beauty of freedom; that's his or her choice to do so." (Coart 1985)