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by icebraining 2911 days ago
a person may want to die with what they came into this world with.

Reminds me of the grandmother in Uri Orlev's book, who insisted on burning every fingernail clipping, as otherwise their souls would be stuck on Earth seeking for them after death.

In the end, nobody old enough to make that decision dies with what they came with - the body changes too much over the years. But then again, we allow everyone to destroy their organs with drugs, dangerous sports, sitting for most of the day, etc. It would be hypocritical to deny others the equivalent choice.