Doctors and other health care professionals have concluded that when patients know they can decide when it’s time to end their anguish, they are greatly comforted and better able to cope with their illness.

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Doctors and other health care professionals have concluded that when patients know they can decide when it’s time to end their anguish, they are greatly comforted and better able to cope with their illness.