How many people want to live a long life? People often bless others in this way, but when someone really lives a hundred years, maybe he is not really happy.
Australia's oldest scientist plans to fly to Switzerland next week to end life by voluntary euthanasia.
David Goodall, an honorary research assistant at Edith Cowan University, is not ill, but the 104-year-old says his quality of life has deteriorated and that he hopes to end his life by euthanasia.
The ecologist told ABC on his birthday this year: I am very tired of reaching this age, I am not happy, I want to die. Sadly, someone stopped me from dying. If one chooses to commit suicide, it should be respected. I think other people should not interfere.
His daughter, Karen Goodall-Smith, then told the broadcaster that it was up to her father himself.
Euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke later told Western Australia that his organization, Exit International, is helping Professor Goodall to travel to Switzerland.
Professor Goodall has joined the group for nearly 20 years and will leave Perth on Wednesday for a suicide aid group in Basel.
Exit International has launched an GoFundMe campaign to upgrade his ticket from economy class to business class.
Dr Nitschke burned his practising certificate in 2015 to protest against the medical council's restrictions on his registration. Dr Nitschke said: David Goodall had to make the choice while he was conscious in order to leave safely. This is also a helplessness, we should respect his will.
Marshall Perron raised the world's first euthanasia legislation in the northern region before stepping down as chief minister. While I don't approve of not dying in front of my family, a compassionate society respects the wishes of every capable citizen, he said.
The incident is still under investigation, and Governor Mark McGowan has said: any voluntary euthanasia law proposed by government will be limited to people with terminal illness.
Laws and regulations, moral ethics, kinship, intertwined, should be worthy of themselves, but also to others.