>So do women in the Netherlands over 84 just die without trying to live longer? Do we want a governemnt run agency >deciding who gets what care based on their age or condition in relation to age? Everyone tries to extend their lifespan, >everything is a stall.

At that stage it tends to critical, acute,expensive and not very effective

Maybe if there was an emphasize to provide preventive and more readily available care to people over their life times, she would expect to live to 86 for much less :-)