BillieMadison

I think you might come to find that the distinction between mental and physical illness is frivolous, and that you can't allow relief from one kind of suffering without allowing the other. I have no idea where the strongly-held belief that mental illness can be determinately fixed came from, when we have overwhelming evidence to the contrary. I think it's insulting and inhumane to not allow people to die when they are suffering and asking for death, period.

Best of luck in all that you do.

Do you support (the idea of) medical assisted suicide for mentally ill patients?

Of course. I wouldn't suggest that medically assisted suicide be the to-go answer for those situations, but there are many, many people in the world who have exhausted all other options and still want out. This is for them.

I agree with your point, and that does make it difficult, especially for legislation that needs to be developed around this issue. However, our ignorance of the prognosis of various mental illnesses doesn't mean we should continue to force people to stay alive when they don't want to be alive because we think there might be a chance at future relief. It's the choice of the sufferer to decide if they want to continue to fight a battle with no determinate end. I don't think that this kind of medical assistance should rely on the fact that someone is already going to die, because we're all already going to die. It's a bit of a moot point when you think of it that way. This concept is about allowing people to opt out of immeasurable suffering. It should be a human right.