> So the fact that when it comes to suicidal ideation we are less prone to say "this is a disease which circumvents the brain's normal processes that create the imperative urge to survive, leaving one suicidal", and we just go "wouldn't it be nice if they could end their life peacefully without consequences" is bizzare.
Those aren't conflicting beliefs. I think everyone would agree that suicidal ideation is a result of some form of abnormal state of mind, it doesn't need to be restated, but the fact is that we don't have cures. What if they've already received psychiatric care and they're still suicidal?
I agree that we should provide people with the best care that we can in order to treat the root cause but ultimately it's up to them to decide what they want to do with their own life, whether it be treatment or ending it in a humane way.
Those aren't conflicting beliefs. I think everyone would agree that suicidal ideation is a result of some form of abnormal state of mind, it doesn't need to be restated, but the fact is that we don't have cures. What if they've already received psychiatric care and they're still suicidal?
I agree that we should provide people with the best care that we can in order to treat the root cause but ultimately it's up to them to decide what they want to do with their own life, whether it be treatment or ending it in a humane way.