[Ben Lahnger]

I saw Barbara Walters commenting on his death the other day, and she mentioned that on the way to championing assisted suicide, he first tried to champion the rights of prison inmates to donate their organs upon their death. Currently, even if an inmate is willing, it is illegal for their organs to be harvested after their death.

Also, his ideal vision was that euthanasia be handled in a hospital or other proper care facility, under the supervision of doctors and nurses, instead of what he ended up getting, which was being a solitary person assisting an individual in committing suicide.

I always admired the courage of the man for living his convictions despite public controversy, hate mail, death threats (oh, the irony!) and imprisonment.