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The Danny Bond Case
I think the case of Danny Bond is a good example of an end-of-life decision that went horribly wrong. Danny Bond was born with a bowel disease that caused him lot of pain. At thirteen, he started talking about killing himself. His condition worsened shortly after he turned twenty-one, and he told his parents that he wanted to die and would need their help. His parents knew that helping him would be a crime. Ultimately, he starved himself to death and asked his parents to stay by his bedside to make sure that doctors don’t intervene. This article shed light into the anguish of people, included children who find themselves in intolerable conditions.
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