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Originally Posted by duck  Quote: |
If someone decides life isn't worth the effort, that is their business. What gives you or I the right to tell someone else that they MUST continue to suffer?
| In almost all circumstances, it is illegal. That is a decision that our society has made and is unwilling to repeal on a statutory basis. Two, on a personal level, I still feel that suicide is a selfish act. Three, nearly all death benefits are negated by the act of suicide, which leaves the family obligated to clean up and pay for the outcome.
So let me ask this, again, in different words: What is your motivation in this debate? Are you so cold hearted not to regret losing someone close to you? Are you so callous that you would say the same thing if a sibling chose that route? Would a parent living in a state that allows this type of end of life choice were to make that choice, you wouldn't be profoundly moved by it?
Thankfully, I am not that type of person. |
My motivation is respect for people to control their own lives. I'm sorry you chose to misinterprete that as callousness. Now who's jumping to conclusions?
As far as the law is concerned, I don't think the government is has any right to protect someone from themself. If you think that all laws should be blindly obeyed, then you have a slave mentality.
I don't care how many suicides and attempted suicides you knew, you are still speaking as an outsider. If you knew the depths of their pain and despair, you wouldn't be so quick to tell people what they MUST do.