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Re: Doctor-assisted suicide - February 10th 2015, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DanceCommander View Post
I'm supportive of doctor assisted suicide, but I think there does need to be a criteria for being eligible for such a thing. For example, I don't think doctor assisted suicide should be an option for people who are depressed or are otherwise suffering from mental illness. I think it should be reserved for the terminally ill or those who have a documented illness with no prognosis of getting better that causes a lot of physical pain and possibly psychological anguish. I think the only exception to the "physical pain" rule should be dementia.
So someone depressed or suffering from a mental illness form of psychological anguish?