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Bridge jumpers are self selected group of mostly physically healthy people suffering from the mostly temporary/treatable mental health issue of depression. I t
by b_t_s 6y ago
Bridge jumpers are self selected group of mostly physically healthy people suffering from the mostly temporary/treatable mental health issue of depression. I think almost nobody would argue that depression should qualify you for assisted suicide. Also, jumping off a bridge is probably the most terrifying method of suicide available. It's practically suicide-by-torture, yup, you're gonna regret that. It's a very, very different scenario than people who are in unrelenting agony and almost certain to die in X weeks/months, saying goodby to their families, going to sleep, and not waking up again. Do you think if you gave them a placebo, let them wake up again and asked "are you _really_ sure about this?" that many of them would change their minds? Probably never been done, but my guess is you'd get very few changed minds.
- meiraleal 6y ago> I think almost nobody would argue that depression should qualify you for assisted suicide Did I understand this wrong? Because if not, at least I'm sure I don't agree with that. Depression is the most fixable problem an human-being can fix and is as seasonal as happiness and cheerfulness. Every person that suicides because of depression is an idiot that most of the times leave lots of people hurt.
- b_t_s 6y ago> Did I understand this wrong? Yes, this is a misunderstanding "I think almost nobody would argue that depression should qualify you for assisted suicide".....because everybody would argue that you should see a psychologist, get your depression treated, and go on to live a long and happy life.
- abellerose 6y agoI know some persons go on to take their life after suffering depression for majority of their life. I'm unsure if people should take the stance of discriminating one illness compared to another because it may not always be treatable in the sense of being tolerable for one person compared to another.
- meiraleal 6y agoThat's why nobody should be legally allowed to take or have their life taken by any reason.
- b_t_s 6y agoWell the fact that they took their own life shows that they didn't need assistance. And I'm not necessarily saying never under any circumstances, just that there should be some safeguards around assisted suicide for "generally treatable" conditions....counseling, several attempts to treat, etc. Something beyond "Doc I'm feeling really down, can you give me an injection of cyanide."