‘Suicide Machine’ User Planned Own Memorial
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Friends of Portland Community College teacher Janet E. Adkins gathered Sunday to say farewell to the woman, who chose to die connected to a “suicide machine” because she had Alzheimer’s disease.
Before she died last week, Adkins, 54, had planned her own memorial service at the First Unitarian Church, which included a string quartet playing selections of her favorite music.
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