> FFS, this is not an anti-euthanasia project. Indeed. I didn't say or think that it was. > Euthanasia is distinct from suicide, and is usually treated as suc

> FFS, this is not an anti-euthanasia project. Indeed. I didn't say or think that it was. > Euthanasia is distinct from suicide, and is usually treated as such by people campaigning or working in the area. Yes, they treat it differently and invent various criteria and judgements on what is and isn't an acceptable reason to commit suicide. Frankly, it's all a mis-mash of opinions and cultural beliefs. If you were in Japan a few centuries ago, you'd think it was perfectly rational and reasonable to gut yourself just because you shamed yourself (or your family/lord). And frankly, you'd be just as right about that opinion as the folks working in Euthanasia are about theirs today. >How does this help discussion? The hyperbole doesn't help (I addressed this in another reply to someone else), but there was a point there that just wasn't stated very eloquently, and that is that our present culture (in the United States and many other places) does, many times, actually result in people suffering more than they otherwise should, were suicide/euthanasia a more normalized and talked about practice.