Money will get in the way of solving this problem. The sick thing is that old people actually do provide value, just not in the way you think. In 2016, people

Money will get in the way of solving this problem. The sick thing is that old people actually do provide value, just not in the way you think. In 2016, people over 55 years old accounted for 56% of healthcare spending even though they make up 29% of the population [1]. If you allow for an assisted suicide option, you will give this population another option instead of healthcare. Right now, when they get sick, their only option is to engage with the healthcare industry. Instead of grandpa going for his third triple bypass, he will opt for suicide. The doctors and nurses will not get to perform that operation. The hospital will not get to loot grandpa's savings. The insurance companies will not get to bill the hospital. Old people are the lifeblood of the health care industry. Not only that, but terminally ill patients as well! If you let them kill themselves, that entire industry dies too. They will not let this happen. They will argue for morality but behind the scenes what they're arguing for is their bottom line. [1] - https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-expenditures-vary-across-population/#item-people-age-55-and-over-account-for-over-half-of-total-health-spending_2016 https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-...