"When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it."

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“This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.”

“My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.”

“All the big powers...they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.”

“This is a medical service. It always was.”

“I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.”

“As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.”

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