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I don't see why we aren't just allowed to do with ourselves what we see fit. If I have a terminal illness and spend the rest of my days in agony, then why shouldn't I be allowed to pass on when and how I want to. Because, not only am I suffering, but the emotional/financial burden to my family could be enormous. Sure, there is emotional pain when someone dies, but it is only temporary. Once your loved one has passed, the healing process for the survivors can begin. If someone languishes in agony for years, then the suffering just drags on and on. I can't see how that does anybody any good.
For me, it is all about quality of life. If the quality of my life has diminished so much that life is no longer worth living, then I say we should have the right to call it quits.
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Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty-three thousand miles closer to Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules — and still there are some misfits who insist that there is no such thing as progress.
Kurt Vonnegut - Sirens of Titan
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