June 2, 2026

Patient: I was born a Buckeye screaming with joy. Don't want to die one screaming in pain.

“It is time they do so because my clock is ticking. I fought to live at birth and I will fight to die the way I choose. The government should not be in charge of my fate.” Michael Oser Michael Oser  |  Guest columnist Michael Oser is a Columbus native and attorney. He was diagnosed with aggressive advanced cancer last December.   The doctors at The Ohio State University gave me life and I want them to give me death in a humane, dignified way at the time and date of my choice but Ohio law forbids it. My Buckeye story is following the proverbial circle of life.  I am now being treated at the James: Cancer Treatment and Research Center and I want Ohio State to be involved in my dignified death, free of suffering and surrounded by my loved ones.  I do not plan to go anytime before my 107th birthday which…

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