As for where I stand...ah jeez, it's a tough one for me.
I respect the rights of individual over their own body at every turn, so I suppose I wouldn't stand in the way if somebody really wanted to take their own lives. But only after every other option has been exhausted, if there is no hope of recovery or treatment available.
Depression is treatable, and manageable under the right circumstances. Death can be seen as the most inviting option, and I can see why. But I do not like what it would say about us as a society if we handed depressed people the proverbial loaded gun. I couldn't speak for other non-terminal illnesses, as I have not lived that life. But I will say that as a subject and as an option, it must always be submitted to close scrutiny and careful regulation.
I respect the rights of individual over their own body at every turn, so I suppose I wouldn't stand in the way if somebody really wanted to take their own lives. But only after every other option has been exhausted, if there is no hope of recovery or treatment available.
Depression is treatable, and manageable under the right circumstances. Death can be seen as the most inviting option, and I can see why. But I do not like what it would say about us as a society if we handed depressed people the proverbial loaded gun. I couldn't speak for other non-terminal illnesses, as I have not lived that life. But I will say that as a subject and as an option, it must always be submitted to close scrutiny and careful regulation.
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