Systemic Euthanasia

[Kenzo]

Being an asthmatic for the last 56 years my answer is: it depends.

Breathing is a natural thing, you don't have to be awake to do it. Being sedated reduces (or stops, depending on the dosage) the stress related to being able to breath (and let me tell you that that stress is not nice, you feel you are going to die at any minute).

But if the person needs to be alert enough to, for example, call a nurse, then the dosage should be lower.

It all depends on the person deciding what to give the patient in each case.

Midazolam has been associated with respiratory depression and respiratory arrest . it`s part of the  drug cocktail they use to execute people in some US states  for that same reason, it aid the process of killing .

A Good Death? The Midazolam Murders