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“Those are the kids that are the most vulnerable if they get any kind of a respiratory illness. It can really go badly for them, and they can end up extraordinarily ill,” Hudson said.

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In 1811, Saxony’s king converted it into a model asylum for the mentally ill, and for many years it was.

Lawson mourned her death, writing on Instagram, "However ill you know someone to be, their death is always a shock. It's just awful that Skye is no longer in the world."

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Several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland allow terminally ill people to receive medical help to end their lives.

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I was certain it would be the right decision in the long run, especially if one or both of us became ill or disabled.

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