When death is imminent (half a year or less) patients can choose to have assisted death as a medical option to shorten what the person perceives to be an unbearable dying process.
当死亡迫在眉睫（半年甚至更短）的时候，患者可以选择将死亡作为一种医疗手段，以缩短患者所认为的无法忍受的死亡过程。