Abstract
Should it be socially acceptable for generally healthy senior citizens who are a burden to society and their family to commit suicide? In this elder care ethics short story fiction, Benjamin is getting into his sixties and the government has put ratios on the pain medication they will subsidize for his aging body. His wife has already passed, and his daughter only comes to visit him every month or two, and often just to quickly drop off groceries. Benjamin’s pharmacy suggests he consider enrolled in a government program to end his life so as not to “be a burden to family or society.” They also suggest that he not talk to his daughter about what he is doing as it will only put her in the awkward situation of feeling guilty unless she tries to talk him out of it. In the end, Benjamin goes forward with the government program. He leaves a goodbye letter for his daughter, and the government plants a tree in his honor.
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