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by labrador 1553 days ago
My first words would be "kill me" but I wonder if that would be considered reliable legal communication
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I guess this shows how such technological advances are relevant.

Even to enable the person to express their wish for euthanasia. I don't personally agree, but respect 100%.

I think the patient would have expressed their wishes long before the breakdown of communication in this kind of degenerative disease.
I'm pretty sure you have to put it in writing, something I need to think about in case of an accident that leaves me locked in.
It might surprise you, but most people with locked in syndrome are not depressed and have a will to live. One man with locked in syndrome even wrote a book, which later became a movie. People are stronger than they can imagine