Do humans have the right to commit suicide?

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67% of users

I believe human beings deserve the right to control their own lives, including their own deaths.

A person can legally kill another person for physically attacking him. The government can legally kill a person for committing a heinous crime. Yet it is illegal for a person to kill himself. This does not make sense to me. People are allowed control over virtually every other aspect of their lives, but are denied the legal right to end a life that has become unbearable. If a person's life belongs to anyone, it should belong to that person, and if a person chooses to end that life, they should be allowed to do so.

Yes FullWesley36
Under certain circumstances and of a certain age, suicide should be permissible.

When someone is terminally ill and suffering, it is really up to them when to end their life. A depressed or heart broken 17 year old is a different story. When suicide is just a permanent solution to temporary problems it should be prevented. When it is a release from a painful terminal disease, it is acceptable.

Yes MarsBIue

33% of users

I disagree that humans have the right to commit suicide.

Human beings have an obligation to more than just themselves. They have an obligation to their family, friends, and society. Nobody wants to have to clean up after you just because you decided you were bored with your life. There's a saying that "death is the survivor's affair". A person's death will cause much more trauma ultimately to those that were close to said person, as they will be the ones that have to experience the grief and loss of their loved one.

No ClutteredHai44

I believe human beings deserve the right to control their own lives, including their own deaths.