The Medical Threshold for Dying
The Medical Threshold for Dying
By Larry Holder, MD   |   04.10.26
Physician-assisted suicide isn’t about uncontrolled pain—it’s about fear, isolation, and loss of dignity. When prognosis is often wrong and diagnoses can be uncertain, ending a life is not compassion—it’s irreversible risk. True compassion offers care, presence, and hope—not death.
Larry Holder, MD
Larry Holder, MD

Dr. Larry Holder, MD, is a retired physician from central Illinois who specialized in oncology and internal medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine, completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, and pursued a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Today, he is actively involved in his church.
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