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 David Goodall : Scientist, 104, begins trip to end his life

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On Wednesday, 104-year-old scientist David Goodall bid farewell to his home in Australia to fly across the world to end his life.

The lauded ecologist and botanist is not suffering from a serious illness but wishes to bring forward his death. Key to his decision, he says, has been his diminishing independence.

"I greatly regret having reached that age," Dr Goodall said on his birthday last month, in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

"I"m not happy. I want to die. It"s not sad particularly. What is sad is if one is prevented."

 —— BBC News

David Goodall，这位刚过104岁生日的科学家，声称自己很遗憾活了这么久，他已经准备好离开这个世界，飞去瑞士巴塞尔选择安乐死，David 并未身患重病，只是健康状况在逐渐变差。

“我并不开心，我想要结束自己的生命，结束生命不是一件很悲伤的事，真正让人悲伤的是没有自愿死亡的权利”他说。“为什么要为死亡感到难过？我不认为这是一件残酷的事情，这是一件很自然的事情。”