Death wish Sound off on 'the right to suicide-on-demand?' It is the ultimate expression of sovereignty over one's self Only the individual can know if his or her life is worth living If you're not willing to take on the burden of alleviating another's suffering, you can't prevent him from doing it his own way In the case of the terminally ill, it should be legal to assist them in carrying out their wish It's a private matter between an individual and his or her God How can you have the autonomy to kill yourself but not the autonomy to refuse Obamacare? A debtor or a parent with young children escapes legal obligations by suicide, causing uncompensated damage to others It would make criminals of those who intervened to prevent a suicide Someone intent on suicide doesn't need a "right to suicide-on-demand" -- this is about dismantling the social order, not individual rights The society that recognizes such a right is itself disintegrating God forbids murder ... suicide is self-murder ... therefore it can never be a right Other View Results Loading ...