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'I Look Forward' To Ending My Life, Assisted Suicide Backer Says Before Dying

Australian scientist David Goodall died Thursday after traveling to Switzerland to end his life. He hoped his story would lead to more countries changing laws surrounding assisted suicide.
Australian scientist David Goodall attends a press conference on Wednesday on the eve of his assisted suicide in Basel.

With assisted suicide illegal in his home country of Australia, scientist David Goodall of Perth traveled to Basel, Switzerland, to die at the facility of the assisted suicide advocacy group Life Circle.

The 104-year-old man told reporters on Wednesday that he had no doubts about

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