Suicide: An Ethical Delimna

[Mudhammam]

I would venture to say that most actions are selfish, and disregard the well-being of others, but are not unethical. Ethical statements imply a societal duty, that is, an obligation imposed by your fellow creatures that follows from your ontological or social status; for example, being a responsible parent once you have decided to bring a child into the world and have procured no other means for its survival, or the duty to respect others' property as one member in a community where each person demands some measure of freedom, opportunity, and benefit for their cooperation.

Are we obliged to friends and relatives to never renounce the relationship, or to always submit to their wishes, or even to simply exist for the sake of their pleasure, comfort, and security? I don't see how that is so.

Contrarily, I can see where suicide might be considered ethical.