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From the article: “I don’t mind a bit being labelled a suicide.”

• DanBC 11y ago
  That person doesn't mind being labled a suicide, but people campaigning for assisted dying have to spend time and money talking about the difference between suicide (generally something we want to avoid) and assisted dying (something we want to provide). By continuing to use the word suicide for people who chose assisted death you make it harder for people to get assisted death legalised.
  • gknoy 11y ago
    How is "suicide" different from "assisted dying"? I don't understand how they are different, and why one is good and one is not.
    • DanBC 11y ago
      Suicide is when you kill your self. Assissted dying is when you ask a doctor to kill you, or to help you kill yourself. It's useful to seperate out people who want to control their death when they have an incurable illness from people who want to die when they have a treatable mental illness. It's especially useful if you want assisted death to become legal. It makes it a bit clearer that you're not trying to make it easier for people with mental illness to die.