Oh, man, Soylent Green---what a call-back---and I remember at the time thinking that 40 was SO OLD (it was 40, wasn't it?)
Remember when Abu Gharaib pictures first came out? They were all over the news for weeks and months---
What we have "hidden" in our hospices, hospitals, nursing homes, etc., could make AG look like a picnic...
I know that with new technology, the likelihood of keeping some people alive indefinitely at much expense compared to the quality of that life, but I am beginning to wonder how many are being starved out of "convenience", rather than to fulfill their wishes...
Mercy killing and suicide is being promoted as being normal and OK. The future for elder care?