Legalization.

[Dystopia]

I go back to our differing opinions on seatbelts and freedom. Why is it your business why they want to die? Why should they have to ask permission to end their own lives. Do we need a serious improvement on mental health resources, absolutely. Do we need to change how most view mental health issues (there is a serious taboo in most places), absolutely. Do we as a society need to do everything in our power to help those who can be helped, absolutely.
Once a person has decided then they have a right to die. How should the laws be on it...I'm not sure.

I agree with that. However that is not the problem. The thing is, why do all causes need to be legitimate? Like I said, if I'm healthy and physically capable, why should I ask a doctor to terminate my life?

The case of the mother of two children, shouldn't we try to intervene first to avoid a tragic ending?

I'm not putting my nose in anybody's life, I'm just trying to find an equilibrium for society. For instance, should I be able to ask for assisted suicide without warning my relatives or talking to a psychologist first? Yes or no? And why? People sometimes can make impulsive decisions. I think in belgium you need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist first.

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Again, it depends on the pain and complications.

Precisely. It is an individual decision and should not be left to legislators...or even worse, clergymen.

If it is not left to legislators it would be illegal. It needs to be legislated to be allowed. Clergymen are clearly not an option, but to legalize something you need legislators to act. The law should say what is allowed and what is not, which situations are different, the specificity of procedures to take in each case, etc. The law regulates something with specialty to prevent people using such procedure or act as an excuse to obtain something else, preventing abuses are important.

Court decisions can be useful when we do not know if someone would have consented or not. The comma example.