It's not that they don't choose suicide, it's that by the time your quality of life is gone you very often can't choose suicide or are faced with doing so by th

It's not that they don't choose suicide, it's that by the time your quality of life is gone you very often can't choose suicide or are faced with doing so by the one act they can still do--refuse food/water. Look at the countries that permit euthanasia. Inability no longer is relevant and there are parts of the Netherlands where it's 10% of the population that take that route--and note that this is a substantial undercount because by no means everyone is in a position to make the choice. (Sudden events, those whose mind is going.)