Disabled people need assistance to live, not die

There is a saying among disabled people that goes: "If it hurts, we know we're alive." Like most humans our natural instinct is not merely to survive but to flourish. For this we need assistance to live, not die. Disabled people suffer so much neglect, isolation, exclusion and discrimination that some volunteer for euthanasia. But this is not the only way to address suffering. What about assistance to live? The Independent