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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is prob a wildly unpopular take but I think it sucks that we can’t let people make this choice. I am personally setting money aside for Switzerland trip for when I decide enough is enough. Therapy is a great option but so is entertaining the idea that she may just feel like it’s time. I know I would find it super hard and my kids will probably too but I wish we would normalize in society a world where someone can choose to end their own suffering if they want to [/quote]

Just curious. In situations like this, do you believe there is a difference between mental and physical suffering?[/quote]

New poster here and no, not for elderly patients. Surely they have the right to decide when to go, for any reason. If this was a younger adult with young dependents, the calculus would be very different, because minor children are impressionable and it's probably not in their best interest to have a mentally ill parent choosing suicide. But even then, there are some extreme and hopeless cases where it could be appropriate - just as a last resort.

I am all for expanding the right to suicide.
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+1, if they decide its time, I don't understand why one wouldn't respect their wishes.[/quote]

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