Many people who do not want medical technology to prolong their last days will sign a Living Will; however, the terminology used in a Living Will is not specific enough.
In an era of concern over escalating medical costs, "unproductive" consumers of medical services are increasingly made to see themselves as drains on society and the economy.
Proponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide tell those who are older, ill, or have disabilities that their lives are no longer worth living.