Shocker: They Really Do Want to Croak Granny

On the first matter, the bill is clear. It is now the stated policy of the government to force people to consider planning for the end of their lives in advance, and to endorse agreements that allow relatives and doctors to end life support when incapacitation occurs. In essence, we are asking granny herself to sign her death warrant in advance, should she become a "useless" drain on resources.

Humanist ethicists, from Thomas Malthus in the early 19th century to Paul Ehrlich and Peter Singer in the late 20th, have always favored a very small population, with a very big government to enforce their ideal. I note that none of these ethicists have ever volunteered to go first before suggesting that we or our grannies do so. Undoubtedly, they regard their services as indispensable to a much-diminished humankind after we do our duty.