Discussion

I see tha dangers of allowing the mercy killing. A direct translation of the norwegian term for this would be "Active Death Aid", though we do not practice it here.

Still, ideally, a person who wants to die should not be kept alive against his will.

Unfortunately there are the issues of the mental health of the patient, along with the fact that such a practice would present an oportunity for any cynical relatives hoping to cash out on life insurance policies and so on.

These problems invariably cloud the issue so that nothing can be resolved.