Case of Calif. husband who watched wife die raises unanswered questions
(NEWSER) - The headline of a heart-wrenching story from the Los Angeles Times neatly poses a long-debated question: "Assisted suicide or a show of love?" In this instance, the Times dives into the case of Alan Purdy, an 88-year-old who was booked on suspicion of assisting in a suicide (the district attorney has yet to decide on whether to charge him with a felony). Purdy called paramedics on March 20, leading them to his wife, Margaret, an 84-year-old who had outlined her constant pain in a suicide note, taken 30 sleeping pills, and suffocated herself with a plastic bag. More»
