Jack's Death, His Choice - New York Times

Jack's Death, His Choice - New York Times: "Jack's Death, His Choice





By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: July 10, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore.

Jack Newbold is a 59-year-old retired tugboat captain who is dying of bone cancer. It's one of the most painful cancers, and he doesn't want to put his wife and 17-year-old daughter through the trauma of caring for him as he loses control over his body."