Only in places like the US, which is out of its mind in this regard.
In most other western countries, they just let (old) people with terminal conditions die.
> living longer is a huge drain on resources that could be better spent on other things
That's not right. Any living is a drain on resources and draining resources is the issue not the living. More broadly we need to use less resources or manage them better and there are much better ways in doing that than reducing life.
Only in places like the US, which is out of its mind in this regard.
In most other western countries, they just let (old) people with terminal conditions die.
> living longer is a huge drain on resources that could be better spent on other things
That's not right. Any living is a drain on resources and draining resources is the issue not the living. More broadly we need to use less resources or manage them better and there are much better ways in doing that than reducing life.