Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s a Week After Betsy Arakawa; Wife’s Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
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Gene Hackman died of cardiovascular disease about a week after his wife died of hantavirus, according to the New Mexico medical examiner.

Gene Hackman, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, lived in the house with his dead wife for a week before he died.

Of the three dogs living in the house, one died because it was locked in a carrier and therefore probably starved to death. The two free-living dogs were the only ones to survive.

  • ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    24 hours ago

    because people can’t misuse laws for pet euthanasia in order to get an early inheritance, or to get their toe in before a will changes.

    in many scenarios, euthanasia does make sense but there is ample opportunity for greedy people to misuse such laws. it would be hazardous to enact such a law unless adequate protection is provided.

    • Tja@programming.devEnglish
      31·
      13 hours ago

      Well, so provide adequate protection… Like with universal healthcare, many countries have figured it out, it’s not really trailblazing territory anymore.

    • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      24 hours ago

      I was referring to auto euthanasia, where the person choses it of his own will, of course lots and lots of saftey and security checks need to still be added to make sure no one is being coerced into it