I find it odd that all the discussions come down to is whether these things should be legal or not - not if they are actually moral. There are many other things - such as lying, cheating - which are accepted as immoral, but are still legally permitted because in those cases the underlying freedom permitting them trumps the question of morality. The same can be said of these two subjects - they should be legally permissible, irrespective of any immorality.
1. I consider suicide to be conditionally immoral - the condition being whether there is any value left for the person in their life or not. Things such as happiness, pleasure, self-esteem, satisfaction etc. are values which make life worth living and if there is a possibility of having these things in your life, then it has value. However, if the only possibility is the opposite, that there is certainty of only pain and suffering, then suicide would be the moral option.
2. As for prostitution, I do consider it generally immoral (any specific circumstances not withstanding). I have never been able to consider sex as a pure physical need without any underlying psychological implications. Romantic notions aside, I think that one's sexual partner should be the embodiment of the qualities they find desirable - not just physical, but mental and emotional as well. To do away with the other parts and treating it as a simple physical act is devaluing to the self. That, in my book, makes it immoral.
1. I consider suicide to be conditionally immoral - the condition being whether there is any value left for the person in their life or not. Things such as happiness, pleasure, self-esteem, satisfaction etc. are values which make life worth living and if there is a possibility of having these things in your life, then it has value. However, if the only possibility is the opposite, that there is certainty of only pain and suffering, then suicide would be the moral option.
2. As for prostitution, I do consider it generally immoral (any specific circumstances not withstanding). I have never been able to consider sex as a pure physical need without any underlying psychological implications. Romantic notions aside, I think that one's sexual partner should be the embodiment of the qualities they find desirable - not just physical, but mental and emotional as well. To do away with the other parts and treating it as a simple physical act is devaluing to the self. That, in my book, makes it immoral.
