Anyone who might choose an assisted death over one that entailed intolerable suffering should discuss the matter with their physician while they're still healthy. First you want to know if your physician is willing to consent to the treatment. For reasons of her own, she may not be. In that case you might want to engage a physician who is. Second, by discussing the matter beforehand with your physician, you've expressed your wishes at a time when you are fully competent and under no duress. The physician will make a record of your wishes. This may assist her and other physicians in any future deliberations. It may also provide them with protection, in the unlikely event that any assistance they render you in dying is legally challenged.