> There is a law against committing suicide The vast majority of Western countries (at least) no longer have laws against committing suicide. What they do hav

> There is a law against committing suicide The vast majority of Western countries (at least) no longer have laws against committing suicide. What they do have is laws that allow the basic rights of people who are considered "a danger to themselves", such as the right to refuse treatment, to be set aside. In my view such laws, unless limited to people with specifically diagnosable and treatable conditions, are an unwarranted invasion of government into an individual's private affairs.