I think AS is okay ONLY when the person has, like, terminal cancer or something and they are on death's bed, in agony, and want to just reach the inevitable end. With MI cases, they are so varied and many are so very treatable that I think it's more so an extremely selfish action and waste of a human life.

This is, of course, coming from someone who dealt with the aftermath of a family member taking his own life due to a very treatable mental illness.

I also think discussion of AS has the potential for so much backlash and is so controversial that talking about it anywhere will result in backlash and on here at least, the thread being shut down. So be very careful with what you post regarding this very touchy subject matter.