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That's not actually true though is it, suicide is illegal in many jurisdictions. Not just self- euthanisation towards the end of life anyway (which is more cont
by OJFord 2y ago
That's not actually true though is it, suicide is illegal in many jurisdictions. Not just self- euthanisation towards the end of life anyway (which is more controversial/media-discussed) but any form.
- recursive 2y agoWhat could possibly be the purpose of such a law?
- gpm 2y agoTo give the authorities a reason to intervene. Which in turn is justified by most people who fail to commit suicide being happy, in retrospect, that they failed. There's probably also a crowd who want it to be illegal because they view suicide as a sin, though personally I think that justification for a law seems like a violation of religious freedoms.
- tredre3 2y ago> Which in turn is justified by most people who fail to commit suicide being happy, in retrospect, that they failed. If true, that sounds like survivorship bias (literally). Those who aren't happy about the failure will just try again and won't be counted in the statistics.
- recursive 2y agoCan "the authorities" intervene prior to a crime they believe is going to be committed? The supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint. [1] [1]: https://youtu.be/pn-kxUEySy0?t=54 https://youtu.be/pn-kxUEySy0?t=54
- maronato 2y agoDead people don’t pay taxes /s
- vikramkr 2y agoThe context of that comment is a parent comment asking about medical self experimentation. You're also not allowed to administer scheduled substances to yourself in many jurisdictions and plenty of other things like that but that's not what I was replying to.
- cogman10 2y agoYou actually are allow to administer all sorts of scheduled substances to yourself. You aren't allowed to posses those substances. The laws that do target someone for being in an altered mental state are mostly about being that way in public.
- sonotathrowaway 2y agoYou’re confusing legality with ethics, which are not the same thing.
- OJFord 2y agoI most certainly am not, but I wasn't aware that it was repealed in the UK (the legal system I'm most familiar with): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_Act_1961 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_Act_1961
- alexey-salmin 2y agoIn which jurisdictions the suicide itself (not assistance or encouraging) is illegal? I can only think of some deeply religious societies.
- unmole 2y agoIt was illegal in India till 2017.
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