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Zeke, 77 and others..

Re: suicide

Just my thoughts, setting aside the "sanctity of life" arguments by some organized religions:

1. We show more compassion to our sick and dying pets than we do to our fellow humans

2. Suicide is messy, traumatic for the family members left behind

3. Suicide is considered necessary to those seriously contemplating it no matter what the reason because there are no legal or ethical alternatives, something like the days before legalized abortion (I am not debating morality here)

4. Therefore, shouldn't society consider what some might call a more enlightened method where an individual could have, akin to a living will that when all mental capacity is gone, such as Alzhimers, that a merciful end be available and those with cognitive capacity intact but terminal could elect to die? I bring to mind the death scene in Soylent Green with Edward G. Robinson

What would be wrong with having a choice?

Room for discussion here?