(October 4, 2009 at 6:49 am)Retorth Wrote:(October 4, 2009 at 4:15 am)Saerules Wrote: Why would one need assistance to kill themself?
Because they aren't able to do it themselves due to physical disabilities, for example, and require help in doing so because they are in too much pain while alive.
Providing assistance doesn't always necessitate killing them. Some people are afraid they'll botch the job and end up suffering more.
Just giving them the information of how they can do it themselves in a simple painless, clean, and fast way is often sufficient assistance.
Or it may require that their doctor prescribe a pill they can take when and if the time comes they've had enough.
But to pass laws that criminalize such assistance is, in my opinion, criminal.