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Suicide is a victimless crime in the same way drug use is a victimless crime. Sure, family members in both cases may be caused emotional grief but in the end it is the subject's choice and only has to be justified to them(<--singular they. Did I use this right? I refuse to use him/her).
What we really have to do is look at what the effect of suicide is. It is a deprivation of the suicidie's ability to further affect(effect?) the world. The same would be acomplished by becoming a hermit. To me, there is no major differance between being a hermit your entire life and never having human contact and commiting suicide. The outcome is the same. Think, if a hermit trips and dies at the age of 35 is it any differant than if he dies at 85?
So is sociaty justified in demanding that the suicidie not commit suicide so that they can benefit from their prolonged life? I don't think so. Therefore, any reason that is valid to the one commiting suicide is valid enough. In the end, only the one making the decision has any say.
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