I'm telling you, soylent green may not have been as much of a dystopian future fantasy as we might like to think.
Recently read in the Atlantic the 58 year old man whose name I've forgotten an essay on why he doesn't want to live longer than 75 - or, put another way, sees no reason to prolong life much beyond that. The obvious response is to say "we'll check in with you on that at age 74...". Lol.
Ed - link to article above
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/That is the architect of Obamcare and it is no secret the model works best when folks don't live much longer than that. Perhaps this opinion is personal (as of now) or perhaps it is political. But the general tone of the piece is actually much the same as how I feel, and what I tell my family/friends to the same response he gets. In short, he is NOT a supporter of euthanasia (nor am I) but rather he intends to not engage in life extending treatments (or preventative screenings) past a certain point and just intends to die of whatever takes him.
As for the OP link....it's creepy that a couple is giddy planning their deaths. And it also talks about [already legal] euthanasia for chronically ill children. Welcome to the slippery slope.