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Originally Posted by Randomizer
Suicide may generally be considered a selfish act but assisted suicide in controlled conditions with reasonable legal and medical checks and balances can do much to assuage the grief of the survivors. Ultimately they are the ones who matter since once one has determined that suicide is the answer, all the interventions in the world won't prevent the act from being carried out.
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Sums it up.
When it is confirmed by doctors, consented by the patient, and confirmed that a cure is not going to be discovered in reasonable time, it should not be termed ''assisted suicide'', but an ''act of mercy''. But it is a delicate issue and should be handled profesionaly. With consent of a number of doctors, and only with terminaly ill patients. I'm still pro life when life is possible, we don't want an epidemic of assisted suicides for people with an amputated arm or a broken heart.