While never supporting such an idea in general, one must fall short of judging such an action, IMO. It's between them and the Almighty. There is an essay by Ro

While never supporting such an idea in general, one must fall short of judging such an action, IMO. It's between them and the Almighty. There is an essay by Roger Scruton, "Dying in Time", in "Confessions of a Heretic"[1] where he wrestles with our modern capacity to outlive our faculties. But I Decline Even Naming examples of that. The last sentence reads: "The main point, it seems to me, is to maintain a life of active risk and affection, while helping the body along the path to decay, remembering always that the value of life does not consist in its length but its depth." [1] https://www.google.com/books/edition/Confessions_of_a_Heretic_Revised_Edition/Bdw7EAAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Confessions_of_a_Hereti...