Why mentally-ill people should, of course, be eligible for assisted dying

[cursum.perficio]

Opinion: Why mentally-ill people should, of course, be eligible for assisted dying

There should be no debate that those who are decisionally capable and suffer from an irremediable severe mental illness should have access to MAID

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[faust]

Great, I like this one.
But even if mentally ill have that option, it might be a long paperwork, proving that we have a condition which is incurable and of course lots of rejections.
And again, how long should the mental illness be present to allow such a procedure?
And how will they estimate "unbearability" if most of us do not show all our sufferings?

 

[Otter]

You shouldn't have to prove anything. Any human should be able to do it if they desire to for any reason, in my opinion.

 

[umniak]

We need to start a movement. For me it's when you've battled MDD, OCD, C-PTSD, GAD, and developed agoraphobia. I can't even leave my house and fly back to see my grandma who is a 100 and other loved ones because the demons are too strong. Where are you guys/gals? I'm in CA, US.

 

[Otter]

Tx, US
But there's tons here from the UK

 

[Pryras]

You shouldn't have to prove anything. Any human should be able to do it if they desire to for any reason, in my opinion.

I agree, I shouldn't have to jump through hoops in order to take my life. I personally suffer from body dysmorphic disorder and while agonizing for me mentally, it's definitely not perceived as agonizing enough to warrant assisted suicide. Also, I think if it came down to making assisted suicide readily available / accessible to everyone (not just the terminally ill) we would probably see a decrease in the suicide rate. Of course some measures and a waiting period would need to be in place to avoid CTB on impulse. Everyone should have the option for a peaceful death, my heart hurts for those who resort to dangerous methods to ease their suffering.