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Is suicide a human right?

Asked by trolltoll (2570points) April 10th, 2016

Should those who wish to forfeit their lives be legally able to do so?

“The right to kill oneself is the supreme symbol of personal autonomy. Formerly, the church allied with the state prohibited and punished the act. Now, psychiatry, as an arm of the state, prohibits the act and “treats” it as if it were a symptom of an underlying disease (typically, depression or schizophrenia).” -Thomas Szasz

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