Opponents of euthanasia warn of situations just like that of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee

Advances in nutrition, exercise, medicine, and quality of life have led to increasing life spans.

While no one wants to die young, neither does anyone wish to live with crippling, painful infirmities requiring costly and elaborate care.

Between these two polar extremes are vast numbers of elderly, infirm, and handicapped who suffer with incurable conditions.

Palliative care is a special form of disinterested charity as such it should be encouraged.

The Catholic Church has published ethical guidelines on the subject.

While abortion never improves the life of the unborn, MAID can eliminate needless suffering.

In Canada , for example, 1,018 people requested MAID in 2016 while in 2022 the number was over 13,241 .