So why were replies to me laced with comments like "death culture" and "lovers of death"?
The terms are descriptive of a philosophy and its political agenda that seek to undermine the right to life in America. No other term fits. Right-to-die, euthanasia, assisted suicide and other such causes -- all of these strands are part of something larger that we term the death cult or death culture. It does fit them all.
The term is not necessarily pejorative. If you find it so, but want to be part of that movement without revealing your beliefs, suggest another name.
your screen name is "killjoy". maybe that's giving an impression, unfair of your position?