Vermont has legalized assisted suicide, but only for those who are terminally ill.

It is a shame to limit this to people whose suffering is going to end soon anyway, and exclude those in unbearable pain that could continue for decades. So it is a mistake to use the slogan "death with dignity", which presumes we're talking about someone who will die soon in any case and the issue is only how. We must advocate the right to give assistance in suicide to those who want that assistance.