Recently I listened to a 25 year old episode of Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time on the BBC (fantastic series btw, still going). Medical Ethics and back then, amongst other topics, the option of assisted death did already crop up. Unless medical treatment not only prolongs a life but also maintains, or towards the end of a long life realistically it has to improve, the quality of life, the idea of an early death will enter the mind of a lot of people.
Christiaan Barnard gets quoted with "The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped."
The program also mentions doctors limits in regards to genetic conditions which not only affect their patient but might also affect the patients relatives. I don't see that discussion ever, even though it turns out to be relevant for my ADHD.
Christiaan Barnard gets quoted with "The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped."
The relevant part starts at 24:40 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005465c
The program also mentions doctors limits in regards to genetic conditions which not only affect their patient but might also affect the patients relatives. I don't see that discussion ever, even though it turns out to be relevant for my ADHD.