I generally agree with your sentiment there Athena, especially when talking about the relationship with medicine and death. My personal opinion on the matter is that death has become too medicalised, and this striving of society towards prolonging life at all costs is generally detrimental to those involved. Planning death, in my opinion, does not necessarily mean shortening life, but it does allow people to create their own narrative around death, and have more autonomy over how they die.

Yes that's true - but do you think that means you can't apply the concepts that moral relativism provide about morality to the concepts of 'goodness' within death? Is that a stupid way to think about metaethical theories? Would appreciate an opinion as I'm writing an essay on the subject.

yes interesting distinction, thank you! I guess the first verges into anti-realism rather than moral relativism, and fortunately the second works with the arguement that I want to make - so it's maybe a good idea! Thanks :)