The Scott Special, also known as the Coyote Special, the Death Valley Coyote or the Death Valley Scotty Special, was a one-time, record-breaking (and the best-known) passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Santa Fee) from Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois, at the request of "Death Valley Scotty".
For reported deaths, interviewers requested copies of death certificates for two in each cluster, so as not to compromise researcher safety, as persistence may have been interpreted suspiciously.
We have argued elsewhere that it is physician-assisted death to administer medication for the purpose of inducing continuous deep sedation to fulfill an elective request for death because of psychological, social, and existential distress [ 7].
Acknowledging the legal framework he must work within, Robert mentions the difficulty of acceding to a request for death, but it may also be "harder" for Robert because the decision comes with added emotional pressure.
They did not request independent confirmation of death.
They returned to this cohort in 2014 by which time 99% of their subjects had died, and requested their dates of death (Slettedal et al., 2015).
The distinction between allowing the patient to die and physician-assisted death is pivotal to the moral and legal status of elective requests for death by discontinuing destination cardiac and/or ventilatory medical devices in patients who are not imminently dying.
Vital Statistics Alberta (VSA) provides information on all deaths that occurred in the province to the ACR, on request, with underlying cause of death provided by Statistics Canada to VSA.
– What has been your experience in receiving patient requests (for death) to end that kind of suffering?
Most of the big internet companies, such as Google, require survivors write a letter, including proof of death, and request access to a deceased's account.
The main reasons why autopsy consent is not requested (it is unpleasant, cause of death is known, family is upset or seems unwilling) and why families refuse (patient has suffered enough, body may be handled disrespectfully, religious/moral objections, lack information) were similar for both resident groups.
