Believe me, 0% of the SNF patients I've cared for chose that path. Most people's families don't want to let go of them when the quality of life goes downhill. Mom is 94 next week, and if she says it's her time to go, I'll believe her.
Americans in particular, are taught that death is bad. i don't think so. Dying, the process of it can be a beeotch, and that's why I became a hospice volunteer, then a hospice nurse.
Compassion and Choices is a non profit group that is trying to get legislation passed in all 50 states to allow Dr assisted suicide. I joined it. All people deserve to die with dignity.