Don’t let the age alone fool you: “There isn’t anything ‘ethical’ about operating on a coherent, informed, vibrant human being who chooses to undergo a potentially dangerous procedure for the purpose of alleviating a source of unnecessary suffering. It transcends all questions of ethics. We don’t need committees to meet and pontificate and decide what to do in those situations. It’s simply treating a human being with the respect and dignity that they deserve.”
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