"With the right to turn me off " That would definately be wrong Hasbeen, it must be at my request to turn me off. I do feel we are fast approaching where we old people are a burden on Governments and taxpayers, old people taking up bed space at hospitals, old people past 75 years, Doctors look at you and are probably thinking what sort of treatment to keep these old people going, is it worth the expense, remember at 80 years we are told we have had a good innings, now isn't it time for you to jump off the planet, as you mention perhaps the time will come when we will become a disposable commodity, time to go, no more treatment for you, for goodness sake you are past when you should be dead, I sometimes have that feeling now, a burden on society.

Oh come on guys!
There is a whole aged care industry out there that need the oldies alive to keep them in a job!
I think that as long as someone is able to continue to effectively communicate with others, has a good sense of humour, and has any pain they have controlled, then they should continue to live on happily.

It is the poor severely demented elderly I feel most sorry for, and to be honest, I wouldn't say no if any euthanasia laws were a little less strict for them.
First they lose their memories, then their minds, and finally their bodies.

Be thankful you are all bright enough to communicate with others on sites like these....