Not a criticism of the action, but an observation. In the book The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson, the authors observe that part of the re

Not a criticism of the action, but an observation. In the book The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson, the authors observe that part of the reason healthcare may be so expensive is that we (unintentionally) communicate how much we love a person by acting as if money is not an issue. This means that despite last months of life often being the least pleasant for the dying, we expend a tremendous amount of money and resources intentionally to show them (and ourselves?) that we love them. A really worthwhile read are some of the essays online with basically the same title: How Doctors Die. Doctors, who are familiar with the process of dying in a hospital, typically do not wish to die there (it is miserable), and choose to die at home. I wish our society had a better ritual around death. Having an option for the dying person (if they are of sound mind) to choose euthanasia would be very merciful.