Even if assisted suicide becomes legal it will be a complex thing were you are evaluated a ton to confirm that you are in the right state of mind and have a valid reason to ask for it
I doubt most jumpers would pass the psych eval needed to qualify for assisted suicide, they would get instantly a severe depression diagnosis and put in a mental facility with constant watch
If you've never experienced severe depression or anxiety I'm sure it does sound fucked up. I had that shit for 6 months and was almost ready to off myself. I can't imagine having it for years or even decades.
People should be helped, of course. They should be given time off work, free access to therapy, anti-depressants, love and support. I'm very glad I'm still alive now, but I was lucky enough to have access to all of the above.
If society won't provide those things, then the absolute minimum it can do is let people who want to go, go. Otherwise you're just enforcing suffering on people.
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u/HarrekMistpaw Aug 13 '21
Even if assisted suicide becomes legal it will be a complex thing were you are evaluated a ton to confirm that you are in the right state of mind and have a valid reason to ask for it
I doubt most jumpers would pass the psych eval needed to qualify for assisted suicide, they would get instantly a severe depression diagnosis and put in a mental facility with constant watch
Ya know, in an ideal world