Death with Dignity

Two years ago my friend, David Hurd, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia.  For his sake and the sake of those he loved he chose suicide. He fell seven floors from his downtown Des Moines condominium.  Iowa does not have a Death with Dignity statute.  Antediluvian religious-political powers are likely to keep it that way.  Six states and Washington, D.C., have Death with Dignity statutes.  David lived his life with dignity. And in spite of the physical harshness of his death David died with dignity.