Someone who is terminally ill doesn’t get to elect to die. The disease has already done that for them. Timing is the only thing they get any say in. There is a

Someone who is terminally ill doesn’t get to elect to die. The disease has already done that for them. Timing is the only thing they get any say in. There is a big difference between not taking treatment to extend your life, and seeking treatment to actively end your life. That’s the difference between most hospice care and assisted-suicide/euthanasia. Hospice doesn’t even necessarily mean ending all life extending treatment. It’s a realignment in process where the quality of the patient's existence is the top priority. Patients can elect to continue some or all of their treatments.