Well, perhaps not on their birthday, but at a fixed age. We do not have the management of end-of-life well worked out. At the end of people’s lives, they are treated very poorly and with very little respect. They alsotake up valuable (and costly) hospital space. And they’re mostly unhappy. So, why not work out a mechanism for respectably ending someone’s life – and apply it thoughtfully and considerately. I think there needs to be an easy way to opt out of this, but if there’s a universal expectation of end-of-life, then it should be a little more straightforward.
There. I’ve said it. There needs to be serious debate about this touchy topic. I really do not think that the status quo is either kind or fair.