You aren't forced to. You can take matters into your own hands and trust that a jury will let you off the hook. > Why can't there be assisted suicide/euthanasi

You aren't forced to. You can take matters into your own hands and trust that a jury will let you off the hook. > Why can't there be assisted suicide/euthanasia protocols in place to prevent this suffering? Even most religious people believe in mercy killing. The issue is the slippery slope, and the fact that various people have slid down this slope in every country with legal assisted suicide or euthanasia. Whenever you are going to have a third party, or even just a second party, involve itself in someone's death, you have to figure out how to deal with issues every bit as serious as letting someone suffer to death. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/10/05/california-legalizes-assisted-suicide-amid-growing-support-for-such-laws/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/10/05/californi...