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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by anonymouskimmer on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:44AM (#36012863)
He could have ODed on opium from the dark web. He could have networked with other suicidal people to find a humane way to kill himself (or be killed).

I hate that people steelman governmental oversight and approval of suicide by strawmanning the other options.

In countries which legalize euthanasia it becomes easier to do it for more reasons.

Just keep it illegal, but don't prosecute people who try to do it. When a person reaches a point where they really want to die, they can figure out a way.

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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by vaidhy on Saturday May 20, 2023 @12:25PM (#36013246)
I would think my right to live also includes my right to die with dignity.
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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by anonymouskimmer on Saturday May 20, 2023 @12:53PM (#36013520)
Sure. But just as you don't have a right to material support from the state in order to live, you don't have a right to material support from the state in order to die. Unless you happen to live in a country in which you do have such a right. Regardless, these rights are limited. I'm in favor of increasing the first right such that suicides are minimized, and reducing the second right to not prosecuting you for attempting suicide.
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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by fuzzfactor on Saturday May 20, 2023 @01:54PM (#36014042)
Well thought.

When considering rights conferred by authorities or society, there is often litte relationship between what's available at any one time, to what is beneficial to any one individual, who most often has no significant input about ways their particular needs may be better addressed.

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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by 8note on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:36PM (#36014885)
My right means the government can't hinder me. Making it illegal, regardless of whether it's prosecuted or not is stamping on my rights. The government has no ability to make it illegal
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