Returning to our Maker with dignity

In response to the opinion of Assemblyman Ray Haynes’ article of March 10, “Let’s kill all the old people,” we have signed the “California Declaration” and recorded it with our health providers. The paper states the following:

“California Declaration:

If I should have an incurable and irreversible condition that has been diagnosed by two physicians and that will result in my death within a relatively short time without the administration of life-sustaining treatment or has produced an irreversible coma or persistent vegetative state, and I am no longer able to make decisions regarding my medical treatment, I direct my attending physician, pursuant to the Natural Death Act of California, to withhold or withdraw treatment, including artificially administered nutrition and hydration, that only prolongs the process of dying or the irreversible coma or persistent vegetative state and is not necessary for my comfort or to alleviate pain.”

Courtesy of Choice in Dying, Inc., 200 Varick St., New York, NY 10014, (212) 366-5540.

This declaration does not “kill the old people,” it simply lets us return to our Maker with dignity!