I was once asked by a friend to help him commit suicide. He was encouraged to ask by a conversation in which I supported the right of any competent adult to do

I was once asked by a friend to help him commit suicide. He was encouraged to ask by a conversation in which I supported the right of any competent adult to do so. But I refused. Several years later he killed himself without anyone's help. I still feel the same. I won't try to stop someone other than by persuasion. I can imagine a circumstance in which I might want to help, for instance someone in unmanageable pain who wants to die but can't do it themselves. But for someone who does have the physical and mental capacity to do so, I would not. I can certainly understand how the act could be incredibly difficult, to pull the trigger or slash open a vein. But I think that is generally a feature not a bug. If you can't bring yourself to do it, then neither can I, and maybe while you are condemned to live for a while longer you might find something to live for. It happens.