(February 18, 2015 at 12:32 pm)Faith No More Wrote:(February 18, 2015 at 12:23 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I think we might be talking about two different things here. Are you saying that if euthanasia was permitted under the auspices of medical professionals, that suicide would increase amongst those who are mentally ill that go through the process of seeking out those medical professionals, or that suicide would increase amongst those who are mentally ill that don't seek out medical professionals (i.e. they do it themselves), due to the increased acceptance of suicide?
The latter. I'm not saying that it would necessarily be a result, but I have a very strong fear that it would.
Ah, then we were indeed talking about different things. Yeah I've no idea about how that factor would turn out, but hopefully a shift in the way society views mental illness entirely is underway as well.
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