> Rather, if (attempted) suicide is a crime, it serves as a legal fiction that provides a structure for first responders to intervene. If I have a heart attack

> Rather, if (attempted) suicide is a crime, it serves as a legal fiction that provides a structure for first responders to intervene. If I have a heart attack, does "having a heart attack" need to be criminalized for a police officer to render aid? The notion of criminalizing suicide attempts to protect a person is fundamentally absurd.