Sure, if I'm of sound mind and know that by preserving my life my family would suffer and bear the added cost of delaying my demise, why shouldn't I be able to 'cut my losses'? We already allow family members to 'pull the plug' in the case of a comatose relative, why shouldn't the patient be allowed to pre-empt that possibility by dealing with it on their own terms?
Besides if it were allowed, that doesn't mean you have to do it. But to have that option could minimize a tremendous amount of suffering for the patient and their family
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