great thread. I see many posts about suicide should be a choice. just a heads up here in american many USA states do allow people to make that choice and are making it legal with die with dignity laws, assisted suicide laws, right to die act, .. (each USA state that has this calls it by a different name/recognizes it by a different name) recently I was watching CNN news and there was a very publicized case where some states do allow people to go to two treatment providers and if they fit the criteria they will receive the lethal medication so that they can choose when and where they want to die.

I also know of situations where people I know have decided to commit suicide and followed through with that. bottom line is that if someone really wants to, they will find a way to accomplish that final goal. since the dawn of time people didnt need any suicide laws or rights to choose to live or die. they just did it/do it. this morning I got a call saying someone I know chose to die, leaving a letter for each of the people they wanted to know that this was their choice. they chose to have that final meal with family and friends and then left this world behind. the ones that really need/needed the suicide laws, rights to choose to live or die are those who are in a position where its impossible for them to make that choice and their family must do that ie a terminally ill patient on life support cant tell their family let me go. these suicide rights and laws now give these people the civil rights to not wait until they cant make that choice on their own. like one person I know who is terminal said to me.. people with depression, or are just plain hate their lives can at any time choose to commit suicide and do but those of us who are terminal end up laying in a hospital bed on life support because we cant make that choice. now with all these new laws and civil rights happening around dying with dignity we can make that choice before we end up on life support at the mercy of family and friends who dont want to let us go.

you can contact your treatment providers or your states legislative offices/government officials to see if your state has these laws or if your state has any laws in the legislative process.