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Old 01-31-2002, 03:46 PM
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Should suicide be legal?

I say yes, it should be. If you have a right to live, shouldn't you have a right to die? What if you lost all your limbs in a accident? What if your wife of 40 years died? What if you had a serious disease? I dont think there should be restrictions on if you can or cannot. Say, only terminal ill people can hve the option, etc. I dont think anyone other then the person should be able to decide the conditions in which they have the right to choose. I have no place to take that choice away from people, and neither does the government. Neither do any of you.

However, I think there should be ways to help show a person why suicide is not a very good option. You may get some 16 year old teen who just broke up with his gilfriend, who would want to end his life. So i think education on the subject would still be important.

Now for assisted suicide. I think this should be legal as well. However, there should be regulations on who can do this. Just like there are regulations on who can be a doctor. So, i think only people in a healthcare type positon, etc. could do a assisted uicide. Not some cult leader.
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