“…Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking can be planned and started independently by a person willing to die (Fringer et al, 2019). Indeed, after a few days, it requires the support of a second person, since the condition deteriorates with the progress of abstention of food and fluids and a need of care inevitably develops sooner or later (Fringer et al, 2018;Jox et al, 2017;Lachman, 2015;Lowers et al, 2020;Starke, 2020).…”