That's both an uncharitable reading and out of context. Like the original commenter, I'm feeling free to take some liberties with my language. However, to clar

That's both an uncharitable reading and out of context. Like the original commenter, I'm feeling free to take some liberties with my language. However, to clarify, the threshold I was suggesting was of severe, unrelenting pain, as I alluded to in my previous comment. That's hardly impossible. > like the abortion debate This reference unnecessarily draw contentiousness into the discussion, contrary to the guidelines. > no common ground Demonstrably not the case, since I agree with rectang regarding suffering in general, and, I believe, regarding the right to die with dignity in the face of unavoidable suffering. I merely disagree with the nuance (or lack thereof) as applied to the situation of depression.