How do you feel about physician-assisted suicide ?

It is legal where I live, with very specific guidelines; it has to be part of the person’s advance directive, but the person must be terminally ill and facing death within a relatively short amount of time.

Some people want to extend its reach to emotional or mental illnesses, like clinical depression. Occasionally I’ve seen people here express support for including such conditions.

I always want to ask them, "would you be okay if it were your child or a young person you care about who wanted a doctor to help them suicide due to depression ?"

Because I know that would break my heart and I would be trying to save my niece or my godchildren in that instance. 😭

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AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F

I definitely want the option, I've pretty much had enough already but I do ponder if I'd feel differently if they had me better medicated so I was pain free, I'm almost sure I'd still feel the same as I have a lot more to deal with other than pain but it's impossible to know.

When it comes to those suffering from mental illness it's a much trickier subject but having had a friends nephew lose limbs from throwing himself under a train I think on balance if all treatment options have been explored to no avail then it's likely better to allow them assisted suicide rather than have a seriously bodged attempt.