John QuigginThis pro-death article is as wrong as it can be in every possible way: factually as well as ethically. The increase in longevity has mostly involved more years of healthy life. But if the author wanted to take her own advice, I wouldn't have a problem https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/28/burden-of-extended-care-for-aged-parents-new-phenomenon
Moz@johnquiggin I suspect it depends a lot on personal experience and how well someone is able to reconcile statistics with that. Seeing a loved one die horribly over many months is pretty traumatic. It persuaded my mother that her unconditional opposition to euthanasia regardless of circumstances was unwise.
It's also not clear what change the author is advocating for, if any. I think we could read the article as "this happened and made me feel sad" rather than a political manifesto.