This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on April 6, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I have lived here in Texas my whole life and am a strong conservative who believes that government should stay out of my business. Too bad for me, I’ve been diagnosed with a degenerative terminal illness. When I asked my doctor about making a choice for myself about ending my life before I lose all my capabilities, the doctor said the government was in this most personal of my busin

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on October 12, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: My father and I have been discussing his illness. He has been diagnosed with cancer; the progress will be slow but unstoppable. He is 90, does not want to be put on artificial life support, and wishes that he could (when the time gets nearer) end his own life in a physician assisted suicide. It is possible and legal in Texas for his wishes to be carried out? – RS In America, an a