I am at work. I am caring for a patient with very advanced dementia, who hardly eats or drinks in spite of a great deal coaxing, who is constantly confused and is clearly miserable, who is on pain medication. She is now on hospice, but may live for another six months. She provides nothing to society or humanity. She merely is a drain on the limited resources at our disposal, and because of her intense needs, she is fact contributing to rising insurance prices and high Medicare taxes. And I could never have her killed simply because she is an inconvenience.
I understand that such is a very controversial case, and is not so black and white to me as most cases that I argue. But I think my point is understood.