If Americans really want to review the efficacy of assisted death, then they should look to The Netherlands where the practice is legal. Close to 12,000 were assisted deaths. Many of these were disabled infants or the mentally ill. A spinal bifida baby is a likely candidate for extinction without the parents' consent. Holland's senior citizens now fear the nation's hospitals because it is possible they may be killed without anyone's consent.
Hospitals stress cost cutting.
Older patients who linger cost money. An accelerated death helps hold down the bills. A generation of physicians now utilizes assisted death as a means to an end, a literal end. They too often make the decision. Yes, when you include the monetary considerations of assisted death, then the rationale for sending individuals to their eternal reward becomes more compulsive.