By committing suicide, she was giving up nothing that she wanted, or could reasonably value. “All I lose is an indefinite number of years of being a vegetable in a hospital setting, eating up the country’s money but having not the faintest idea of who I am.”
贝内特逐渐恶化的痴呆症剥夺了她想继续活下去的一切理由。痴呆症让我们很难否认她的决定既理性又道德。她自杀并没有放弃想要、并且有理由珍视的任何东西。“我所失去的不过是在医院里当不知多少年的植物人，大把浪费国家的钱却根本不知道自己是谁。”