Comment by cogman10

> This is basically false. Most large systems have comfort care order set, with opioid drips. Transition to hospice is readily available. Usually the barrier to these are patients themselves or their families.

I could be wrong, but it's my understanding that a fair number of laws have been passed tracking opiates specifically to try and stop this from happening. The dosage, amount, and time is pretty closely monitored. (Could be a state by state thing).

Mainly because a lot of people lost their minds about the idea of someone ending their life early. Jack Kevorkian spawned a number of laws against euthanasia.