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Re:Do we have a moral obligation to live for as long as poss... by refurb on Saturday May 01, 2021 @10:15AM (#27006491)
And you are free to commit suicide in the US. From what i understand most laws making suicide and attempted suicide are no longer enforced or were changed.

What’s we don’t do is make it easy for someone else to assist in your death. That opens up an entirely different can of worms and anyone who thinks that’s an easy change to make is delusional. It’s fraught with issues and one needs to tread carefully.

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Re:Do we have a moral obligation to live for as long as poss... by oleander73 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @10:23AM (#27006540)
It's definitely complicated, but in two countries the courts have already ruled that the ban on assistance violates the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Re:Do we have a moral obligation to live for as long as poss... by Deinos on Saturday May 01, 2021 @10:49AM (#27006769)
That's a fair distinction. I did some digging, and it appears unassisted suicide only has common law implications in most states since the 90's; however, as of 2019, only 8 states have laws on the books legalizing assisted suicide (https://apnews.com/article/7f0fe9d789294a02852c1669c892f382).
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