Well Nepalipoonte, you put up a good hypothecical example and i'm replying to this hypothetical case only. you cannnot generalize from one incident. in this particular case it should be the will of the wife. However, it seems like you are measuring life in terms of money! As far as Euthanasia being never justified. i do not agree with that. It can be justified in some cases. Hunk, gave a good way to determine "Prospective Candidate" for Euthansia. i have another question though how long is "long period of time" a month, year, 5 years 10 years? Even this may seem a short period for some....