An Allowance for Death

Should provisions be made
To permit those who wish it
(Of their volition)
To flirt with Death?
Not euthanasia--that option
In some forward-thinking provinces
Is codified already;
This pertains to those who--
Whether for muddled religious motives
Or simple-minded obstinacy--
Refuse to follow common sense.
I'm all for it, as long as they legally:
* Renounce all insurance policy claims;
* Refrain from seeking medical treatment;
* Waive rights to patient benefits;
* Wear harlequin colors to warn the milieu.
A new class of lepers? I imagine so,
But plague times call for plangent measures,
And screwball unreason must be contained.