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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by sovnade on Saturday July 16, 2022 @09:48PM (#32123680)
If someone has lost their motivation to live, then there could be many reasons for that. Society failure? Maybe. Could also be terminal illness, chemical imbalances, PTSD, or other things that are untreatable or uncurable.
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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by rectang on Saturday July 16, 2022 @10:02PM (#32123767)
Absolutist opposition to suicide no matter how prolonged or severe the suffering is right up there with torture as to why humans are by far the most savage and monstrous animal species.

Lions slowly munching on their prey alive over several hours have nothing on humans who arrange for intolerable suffering to extend over years.

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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by TechBro8615 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @10:13PM (#32123820)
I don't have absolutist opposition to suicide. But what are we gonna do, criminalize it? That would be literally the most unenforceable law. That doesn't mean we should facilitate the act of suicide.
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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by morsch on Sunday July 17, 2022 @02:32AM (#32124930)
Suicide is illegal in some jurisdictions. It matters more than you seem to think, because there's prosecution of attempted suicide as well as of assisting suicide (which can also be illegal if suicide itself is not).
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