Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Dont Want to Live

Published: April 11, 2017, 8:12 a.m.

Some people just want to die. Not because they are trapped by depression, anxiety, public embarrassment, or financial ruin. No, these poor few have terminal illnesses. Faced with six months to live, and the knowledge that the majorityof those 180 days will be bad ones,theyseek a doctor\u2019s prescription for an early death. Soon, terminal patients in California will have that option.