Faceman, I think you miss an essential point here. Suicide and
assisted suicide are generally taken as diferent situations. Assisted suicide is generally taken to cover the situation where a person no longer has the physical ability to end their own suffering and by involving a third party, exposes that third party to the risk of prosecution for helping them to carry out their clearly expressed wishes.
In the UK, the case of Diane Pretty recently brought the moral dilemmas into the public domain.
I fully accept that
this link may not give an objective view of her situation, but i defy anyone not to be moved by her story.
[ 06-14-2003, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: Mouse ]