What has all this to do with young people in China?

Philosophy! is what Iam all about. And on that note, we should only be ruled by ourselves. "There are people that want to die". They have had a good life and had the better or the worsted in their short or long beings, but the inner most self's, the one knows when the time is up. We didn't have the choice too come into this world, but we should have the choice to go out, when, and where ever we like.
You say you are all good christians and have the heart of the lord.
Does the word hypocrite comes to mind. There is a time too let go.
Love is the only pain-full line to cross. So lets show compassion, and remember, with out the quality of life, there is no life.

dnicholsen:
"As it is, the current system that puts such a weight on extending the lives of terminally ill patients as long as possible takes up valuable resources from our medical system (supposedly up to 50% of all medical costs occur in the last 6 months of life on average), that could instead be used treating patients that are not terminally ill, but are currently being neglected - potentially to the point of death - because of an overstretched health system."

You're absolutely right that it cost the community,
The only crew who will have a problem with "because death do us part" is the pharmaceutical companies and who pays the bill for the drugs, the taxpayer of course!

Youthinasia , reminds me of an old Japanese film which showed on sbs, whereby the son had the responsibility to carry his old mother up to the mountain where he left her in the freezing cold to freeze to death following his mother's wishes.Mind you she was able to walk up,but as ceremonies went...Very moving story indeed!

Massive dose of painkillers? I can't think of a better way to die, provided I wanted to of course.

Dfunkt, death by a massive dose of whisky would be better.