Euthanasia as Fiscal Policy

Political advocates and commentators increasingly cast assisted dying not merely as a rights or medical issue but as an instrument to reduce pension, health and long‑term care burdens. When that frame enters legislative debate it reframes consent, vulnerability, and the ethics of end‑of‑life law in explicitly economic terms. — If euthanasia is framed and debated primarily as a cost‑cutting measure, it reshapes public support, legislative strategy, and safeguards for vulnerable people across democracies facing ageing populations.