Dr. Sandeep Jauhar says patient asked him for help dying ; daughter was horrified . He says he gets terminal patient Brittany Maynard 's desire to die , supports choice in rare cases . But he says hospice care better option for terminally ill ; allows dignity , comfort of home , family . Comment: ` Ma , do you understand what you are saying ? '' When it lifts , so may desire for suicide .
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar says patient asked him for help dying ; daughter was horrified . He says he gets terminal patient Brittany Maynard 's desire to die , supports choice in rare cases . But he says hospice care better option for terminally ill ; allows dignity , comfort of home , family . Comment: When it lifts , so may desire for suicide .