Attempting to grapple with improving end-of-life care is a political third rail.
I've heard doctors say that before the crisis hits, people don't want prolonged measures, but then in the middle of the crisis they want everything.
To do more, is not necessarily to do better.
Three-quarters of people say they want to die at home, but only a quarter of people actually do.
I want to break the taboo against questioning this drive for maximum longevity.
I don't think people ever were free of fear of death, but clinging to life and being so unprepared for it is a modern experience.