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i've been interested in the responses so far as i've not really made up my mind on this at all. maybe i never will...
ending your own life in case of alzheimer's or extreme terminal debilitating pain seems to be morally acceptable to me, but not on the grounds of the "it's my own body" argument.
do we really only belong to ourselves? i'm not so sure. on some levels, i would say that we belong to eachother. certainly someone with children or a spouse would have a tough time arguing that they're only accountable to themselves.
choosing to die effects a wide circle of people in very powerful ways. this atomic view of the individual can sometimes be selfish or shortsighted i think.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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