Truth be told until it was brought up in the FJJ I was totally
unaware that there were Halachic ramifications involved in hospice care. B”H my siblings and I were never put in a situation where we had to consider it as an option. Long story short, I stayed out of it for two reaons. First, because I didnt feel I had anything of particular significance to contribute to the conversation (yeah, I know; that never stopped me before), and second because it was obviously an issue that stirred deep passions in people who had been there and since I have a tendency to be a bit acid-tongued occasionally (in case you hadn’t noticed), I thought that rather than hurt someone’s feelings needlessly, it would be better if I just stayed out of it entirely.