Tab, I guess I’m just a little to the left of left on this one. I’m not looking at euthenasia just for us old 'uns. The cliche “quality of life” has real meaning to me and I see no validity in any argument that others should decide what quality of life means to any individual. The 20 year old parplegic confined to a life of misery and no hope has just as much right to choose death as his failing grandfather. Age has nothing to do with it. What is meaningful life is the most personal of personal decisions and no one has some sort of automatic right to usurp that decision from any individual. Sure, there can be all sorts of artificial laws and penalties created to prevent suicide or assisted euthenasia, but IMO, it is sticking the collective nose into business it has no place. Life is precious - but I get to decide whether continuing my life is precious. No one can take that from me.
I’m not endorsing soylent green here, but since the world managed to get along before I came into being, it will probably manage as well without my presence. My demise is only of consequence to me. Should I decide that I no longer have the quality of life I find reasonable, then friends and family should support whatever decision I make. The clue here is to ask anyone you have ever known if they would choose to give that perogative to anyone else. I’d bet a dollar to a dog turd you couldn’t find one.