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I support the right to die for mental disorders, not just for physical disorders. "Not being in your right mind" to make the decision is the point. If you're not in your right mind, and you're in pain, you should be allowed to choose a terminal solution.

I hear the people who are grateful to be alive after they hit rock bottom. [b]But people don't know whether they'll ever get better. [/b]They have a right to make decisions for themselves. The article also mentions patients who were offered the option, and chose not to take it, because the mere fact of having the option was re-assuring. I understand that mindset, having lived in myself! So people don't even know who will make which decision. We have to offer all the options, out of respect for individualism and freedom of choice.
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The vast majority of the people who are suffering terribly from mental illness do get better. Much better. With treatment. Unfortunately this is often impossible for them to see, imagine, or even work toward while they are in the throws of the illness. This has to be born in mind when considering policy around assisted suicide.

-- person with lifelong bipolar disorder
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