While suicide may be preventable, there is another side of the coin. Several states, Oregon, Washington, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Maine and Vermont have passed “death with dignity” laws to allow those with long suffering conditions to seek help in ending that suffering.
We put our pets to sleep when they are suffering, so why not loved ones if that is their desire. Suicide has had a stigma attached to it (purely religious) for centuries. It’s time to get over that stigma.
While suicide may be preventable, there is another side of the coin. Several states, Oregon, Washington, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Maine and Vermont have passed “death with dignity” laws to allow those with long suffering conditions to seek help in ending that suffering.
We put our pets to sleep when they are suffering, so why not loved ones if that is their desire. Suicide has had a stigma attached to it (purely religious) for centuries. It’s time to get over that stigma.