Prospers

"Vijay Bhade, a Jain woman from West Virginia, entered a fast unto death in 1997. A more recent case was Bhagwati Gada, from Texas, who suffered from advanced stage cancer and decided to fast unto death in 2013."

http://theconversation.com/aid-to-dying-what-jainism-one-of-indias-oldest-religions-teaches-us-60828

Aid to dying: What Jainism -- one of India's oldest religions -- teaches us California now allows terminally ill people to end their lives. In the 2,800-year-old Jain tradition, individuals can choose to fast unto death, when it makes no sense to prolong suffering.

https://umairhaque.com/first-see-what-really-is-d627adf46acc #.szzzfua4z

First, See What Really Is — On Eudaimonia Then the Way Will Be in You.