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I think that individuals have a right to end their own life. Often doing so is a selfish act that hurts the people closest to them, but it's their life, their b

I think that individuals have a right to end their own life. Often doing so is a selfish act that hurts the people closest to them, but it's their life, their body, and their choice. Also, jurisdictions are increasingly allowing assisted death in non-terminal cases. For example, Canada is poised to expand its assisted death program to individuals with mental illness. That is effectively carte blanche for anyone to access assisted dying.

ajross 4y ago
> That is effectively carte blanche for anyone to access assisted dying. But not by just getting drunk one evening and deciding to end it all! I have to repeat the question: you really don't think there's a moral distinction to be made here?
- pseudo0 4y ago
  It's a bad idea to make any significant decision while drunk. If someone has suicidal ideation and does not want to act on those thoughts while inebriated, then they should choose to either not become inebriated, or not have firearms easily accessible. Both of those factors are within their control.