People dying from COPD/Emphysema, are routinely administered dosages of morphine guaranteeing swift death. It is a merciful thing, and I cannot see anything wrong with it, if that is what the patient wants. If you live long enough, and are unlucky to the point of having a mother, aunt, or brother sucking at air, and receiving no benefit, you would think differently on this debate. I have lost 5+ relatives from emphysema, and the last real decision they made was to “ease on out”. I was there, and supported them completely.
It comes down to one question, who owns my body? In a free society, the answer has to be, no one but you. On that principle, the state has no business interfering in a private matter....unless Conservative now want all citizens to be wards of the state.