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Originally Posted by Ustwo
The laws against suicide follow a pretty good rational.
Most people who want to commit suicide are mentally disturbed.
If there was no law then there would be no way to help them or stop them.
Now maybe someday we will not care, but for now at least, the law states that life should not be thrown away.
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The laws against suicide do not necessarily stop mentally disturbed people from killing themselves. And I'm not trying to be facetious by asking, how do you prosecute someone who has broken that law?
To me, there is a stark difference between someone who is depressed who wants to take his or her own life and someone who has a terminal illness who wants to end his or her suffering by hastening an already impending death.
I think the point is being missed that those in favor of euthanasia are not cold-hearted bastards wanting to alleve overpopulation but are often loved ones heart-stricken with the suffering they witness and want to help fulfill the wishes of the dying.