Assisted suicide?

[Faith No More]

I am all for assisted suicide, but I think the practicality of implementing it legally could be really tricky. You could try making it so only terminally ill people would be given the option, but who is to say someone that is doomed to live in immense pain that is not life threatening suffers any less? Besides, we're all going to die someday, so who are we to say that only a terminal illness is a reason to help someone commit suicide?

Then you get into the issue of physical vs. mental pain. Many people with mental pain suffer just as much, and it isn't fair to say that a life of mental pain isn't as difficult to deal with as physical pain. Sure, much of mental pain can largely be managed, but it takes time and effort to do so. Who is to say someone should have to suffer through mental pain just because there is a chance to one day live a pain free life?

I am all for assisted suicide in theory, but I feel legalizing it would bring on a whole host of issues that would be very difficult to work out. I feel that drawing a line on what is acceptable pain to opt out from and what is not would be nearly impossible.