Not sure what forum to place this under but it deserves wider exposure.
Professor David Goodall was a renown scientist. At the age of 104 he was still 'healthy' (no terminal illness) but his quality of life had deteriorated and he decided he had had enough. Coherent and articulate to the very end, he organised his legal assisted suicide in Switzerland after a final visit with some family and a tour of the local botanical gardens, and signed off with no regrets.
Personally, I think the way he ended his life showed great courage and determination and I applaud it. Too many people are made to endure unbearable suffering to satisfy some biblical notion of the sanctity of life. Real sanctity of life is allowing those who are suffering with no hope of improvement to have a comfortable and dignified end. I hope the brave example of Professor Goodall will finally boot our parliament into approving the end of life legislation so we can start treating human beings as well as we treat animals.