"Next year at this time, they'll be pulling the plug in order to die before midnight."

That idea was brought up at the end of the article. I copied it below.

Andy - Las Vegas

"The situation is causing at least one person to add the prospect of euthanasia to his estate-planning mix, according to Mr. Katzenstein of Proskauer Rose. An elderly, infirm client of his recently asked whether undergoing euthanasia next year in Holland, where it's legal, might allow his estate to dodge the tax.

His answer: Yes."