Do people have a 'right' to commit suicide?

Do you think that suicide, no matter how tragic and unfortunate, should be considered a human right? I.E., if someone doesn't want to live anymore, should they have a moral and/or legal right to take their own lives?

Legal? Well, I don't see how you can legally outlaw successful suicide. lol What are you going to do, prohibit them from burying the corpse? lol You can't legally ban suicide. Aiding it, however, I feel should remain a crime!

As for a moral "right", the answer is simply NO! I mean, sure, again you have the "freedom" to do it, like you have the freedom to be a serial killer, but that doesn't mean your standing on morally sound ground.

Only if theyre terminal do I support somebody's right to end it via assistance but if theyre just feeling severely depressed and dont wanna live, then no I dont support somebody deciding to take their life.

It takes a lot of guts to takes one's own life, if someone does, they must have felt full of grief, despair and beyond help. I guess its your life and you have the right to decide what to do with it.

I don't think this is a yes or no answer. It's not like you can 'punish' or reprimand a person for taking their own life. I feel that if there are signs that a person is about to check themselves out, then they should definitely be helped.

Yes, absolutely. People should definitely have the human, moral and legal right to take their own lives. They were put on this earth and they have a right to live and die how they want to.

RobbieFTW wrote:if theyre just feeling severely depressed and dont wanna live, then no I dont support somebody deciding to take their life.

You're an idiot. You obviously have no experience dealing with depression and how traumatic it can be. Ignorant, ignorant slob.

We've had this discussion before but I'll say it again. Suicide is too often a permanent solution to a temporary problem. That being said, except for extremes like wanting relief from a slow, painful and certain death or mental illness, if you want to do something stupid because your girlfriend dumped you, I guess everyone has a right to be stupid. And selfish if they're leaving family and friends to mourn them.

Only if their situation is terminal and their day to day living is becoming increasingly painful do I think suicide....via assistance....should be a legal right.

MandyPerfumeGirl wrote:

RobbieFTW wrote:if theyre just feeling severely depressed and dont wanna live, then no I dont support somebody deciding to take their life.

You're an idiot. You obviously have no experience dealing with depression and how traumatic it can be. Ignorant, ignorant slob.

I don't care that this is over a month old, I still gotta say that I'd rather be a slob than a bitch. . . like you. You are unlikable as hell & I suggest you fix your attitude or never say anything else to me again.

To repeat what I said, with the exception of those who are losing a battle with terminal illness, won't get better & dying by inches, suicide is a permanent solution to what can very well be a TEMPORARY problem. If they are laying in a hospital bed in thriving PAIN and everyday is a physical struggle to do even the most basic of things, then I fully support their right to be assisted in ending that kind of pain.

If they're battling depression, then nope I don't support them being assisted in ending their life. I support them getting assistance and HELP to overcome how low their mood is at that moment and don't tell me it can't be done. I don't deny the pain of depression, but that's no excuse for someone to take their life. Not when depression is treatable and CAN be recovered from!!!

Now go fuck yourself with a rusted blade you agitated cow.