The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.

I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.

She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.

The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.

I would not want to live with a tube in my neck and not be able to move a finger. I wouldn't - that to me is not life.

My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.