The article by renowned and provocative bioethicist Peter Singer on healthcare, rationing and quality of life got me to thinking about something else.
What about assisted suicide? It’s the ultimate and final decision of quality of life vs. quantity of life, per my original post on the subject talking about hospice and other late-life quality of life issues.
Would a government-payer system cover assisted suicide? Not today; we’ll never get that. Some day? Maybe.
Should it? Absolutely. If you don’t like assisted suicide, then don’t do it, whether it’s covered by insurance or not.
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