Euthanasia for the Depressed?

[Jenny A]

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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.

Yes it is quite possible to flub a suicide.  Many flubbed suicides weren't very serious attempts.  Serious attempts usually succeed. And if you fail, you can always try again.  Death on the other hand is rather permanent.