I don't see how keeping the elderly in first world countries alive for a couple years has a significant effect on overpopulation. I'd think that the main cause of overpopulation isn't too many of the elderly, but rather, too many babies—too much procreation.

Exactly. What he said should have secured him a ban, it's beyond insensitive. How can anyone say "Cancer is good because it kills people and keeps our Earth stable" with a straight face is beyond me.

It's not like a massive amount of elderly people want to die. Although I also agree that assisted suicide (under the right conditions) should be legal, I dont think that we should just stop trying to keep elderly people alive once they reach 80, you wouldnt like that done to you.

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People procreate less when they reach better standards of living. If the population consists of too many old people, then that puts a strain on the economy. So if we eliminate our obsession with extending life as long as possible, then we accumulate more wealth and everyone is better off.

It would of course always be a choice. The wish to die is often an unspoken one because it's such a taboo. When it's no longer a taboo, the elderly will be more honest about their wish to have a peaceful and controlled ending, with no suffering.

I had cancer 2 years ago and would be dead right now if I didn't have treatment available to me. I think it is absolutely stupid to say we should let people die from cancer to control overpopulation. And the cancer I had is not genetic, so I can't pass it to my children. People need to educate themselves.

g0rl people suffer immensely because of cancer and you're worrying about population control? That's why the homosexuals exist.