[ He's watching her fairly closely now. It's an odd topic to bring up out of nowhere, and given how seriously she's taking the conversation, he can't help but wonder what the connection is here. ]

In the eyes of the law, yes.

[ There's a pause. ]

For all it tries though, the law isn't perfect or unbiased. And that's where the morality argument comes into it. Some people are against the idea of people suffering long term even if it's their choice to die, because the law is against it. Other people argue there's a very thin line between assisted suicide and murder, depending on people's motivations.

... Why the sudden interest?