(July 5, 2015 at 8:00 am)polar bear Wrote: ...
I hate to say it but self inflicted suicide is always available, why is she asking permission if she really wants to complete her actions?
Many times, self-inflicted suicide attempts can go badly. For example, people who shoot themselves in the head with a gun do not always die. And if they do not die, then they are generally worse off than they were before. The point isn't to suffer and then die; the point is to die as cleanly and easily as possible.
Also, many means of death are unavailable to the general public. I cannot go and buy any drugs I want from a pharmacy. I need a prescription for many of the drugs they sell. So if I want to use some of the better drugs for this purpose, I need to get someone's permission to get them.
If they sold death kits "over the counter," then it might eliminate the need to get someone's help in choosing a good death in most cases. But they do not sell such things.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
