Dr. Sandeep Jauhar : patient asked him for help dying ; daughter was horrified . He says he gets terminal patient Brittany Maynard 's desire to die , supports suicide in rare cases . But he says health care better option for terminally ill ; allows dignity , comfort of home , family . Jauhar : depression may cloud patient 's judgment . 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 . Jauhar : Depression may cloud patient 's judgment . When it lifts , so may desire for suicide .