Although I agree in general, it seems ethically incoherent to describe in details the horrors of living into decrepitude while opposing physician-assisted suicide (as the author does).<p>Also, the difference in life-expectancy at 60 between whites and blacks is less than two years, and perhaps significantly less. Unfortunate, but not what most of us would call appalling, especially because this might literally just be a n unchangeable fact of life.<p>Most importantly, the author, who sounds single, misses the significance of having a mate in all of this. Your family and friends may be sad to see you go, but it's a whole other thing for your wife/husband/etc.