Letter: Assisted suicide, murder not same

The only thing Kevorkian may be guilty of is ending the extreme suffering of those who wished to move on instead of withering away. There is a huge difference between first-degree murder and mercy killing.

All of the people who disagree need to picture themselves or a loved one going through the pain of Lou Gehrig's disease and ask themselves if they would want to live or end the suffering.

AMANDA POWELL

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