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Zangulus posted...

Actually, suicide legality has to do with Right to Die legislation. Terminally ill people who are in constant pain.

Not mentally ill people.

Apologies if I was unclear, I know there's a very important distinction between a terminally ill person seeking a less painful death and a depressed person committing suicide, and that the legalization efforts are focused entirely on the former situation without trying to normalize the latter. Suicide as a consequence of mental illness is still a very serious problem, and the emphasis should always remain on alleviating the suffering that is making people want to die. A competent wish to die, however, should be respected.
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