[ Poll ] Should you be allowed to take your own life? *Edited*

should suicide be allowed?

yes?		66.9%	[ 507 ]
no?		33.1%	[ 251 ]

Total Votes: 758

[MarlaCorbin]

Should suicide attempts be allowed instead of trying to prevent them?

Do you know someone who committed suicide, that if you knew you wouldn't have tried to stop them?

Note: You are hospitalized if you fail or are caught, not jailed.

Do you think that in the end, anyone really deserves to die?

Is cutting a serious issue that should be adressed, or just some emo thing kids do for attention

Note: Read "A Bright Red Scream" if you are interested in the medical views of self mutilation.

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Do you think that with the amount of teen suicides, and many of them being unnessecary deaths, should the government be funding therapy driven organizations such as the childrens help line, more therapists in more places, perhapse stress the importance of a regular psychological evaluation (just as regular doctors appointments are)?

What are your views on The afterlife when it comes to suicide? Angles? Hell?
Are suicidal individuals sinners, or just someone who took fate into their own hands?

And I suppose I should stress again, for those who havn't realised it yet, this forum is not about euthanasia (entirely different topic) nor any other reason that one would kill themself other than a depression or mental illness that relates to depression induced suicide.

[Poison Fairy Sennyo]

I believe you should be, but what is your opinion?
I think it wrong that one can be forced to live despite their wishes. Silly reasons like "omg, I broke up with mah bf" is pretty silly, especially if you're the type that's hooking up with people year around, sorry, off topic.
I have a topic relative to this and I would appreciate your opinion (it's for an essay I have to do).
I'm part of an online community that supports pro-choice extremly. We'll give out advice and comments to people who ask, or just feel the need to. I wouldn't stop anyone that I knew/know whether in real life or online from committing suicide because that would be selfish of me to force my opinion upon someone like that.
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/extended-discussion/the-right-to-die-the-innane-value-people-put-on-human-life/t.45182393/

[MarlaCorbin]

I personally believe that you should not be allowed, that you should be stopped at all costs. (this is not an argument against euthanasia btw, I have different opinions on that)
I have tried to kill myself in the past, and if I hadn't been stopped I would not have been able to do all the amazing things I've done since then
My best friend killed herself because of the anti depressant she was givin. I don't believe that if any of us knew she was going to do it, that we should have said 'oh well, she's allowed to'

Lets face it, many people who are trying to kill themselves these days are spoiled brats (this isn't everyone, there are people with serious reasons for doing so) but in schools, it is almost a fad these days. If you havn't cut yourself, you don't fit in with cirtain crowds, if you don't have serious problems at home, you a pansy. If your not borderline alcoholic or a druggie, again, your not welcomed.

There is usually a chance for that person to have a better life, after you hit rock bottom you can go up...or you can kill yourself. Many suicidal people never give themselves the chance to rise.

[Disastrous Catastrophe]

Who cares? It's not like disallowing them is going to have any kind of effect.

I'd say counsilling is the best option, but you can't really stop someone from committing suicide by slapping a "nono" sticker on it.
-DisasCatas

[MarlaCorbin]

Poison Fairy Sennyo

I believe you should be, but what is your opinion?
I think it wrong that one can be forced to live despite their wishes. Silly reasons like "omg, I broke up with mah bf" is pretty silly, especially if you're the type that's hooking up with people year around, sorry, off topic.
I have a topic relative to this and I would appreciate your opinion (it's for an essay I have to do).
I'm part of an online community that supports pro-choice extremly. We'll give out advice and comments to people who ask, or just feel the need to. I wouldn't stop anyone that I knew/know whether in real life or online from committing suicide because that would be selfish of me to force my opinion upon someone like that.
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/extended-discussion/the-right-to-die-the-innane-value-people-put-on-human-life/t.45182393/

I'm all for pro choice when it comes to abortion and euthanasia, but I have strict beliefs on those too. You should not be able to kill yourself if you've never given yourself a chance to rise after hitting rock bottom, you shouldn't be allowed to do it for some stupid reason. The whole emo subculture has made it very hard for me to say that you should be allowed to make your own decision when it comes to life, because all of those people are stuck up little brats who are only doing it for attention.

Abortion should only be allowed if there are medical problems to you or the baby, you shouldn't have to risk your own life and the childs if there is a possiblilty of you haveing a healthy baby later on. As well as rape. if you've been raped you shouldn't have to live with the rape, and your rapists baby.

Euthanasia, if you are definatly going to die anyways, and your in extreme pain, who cares if you die a little early to make it stop hurting.

[MarlaCorbin]

Disastrous Catastrophe

Who cares? It's not like disallowing them is going to have any kind of effect.

I'd say counsilling is the best option, but you can't really stop someone from committing suicide by slapping a "nono" sticker on it.
-DisasCatas

i know, I'm asking hypothetically.
Do you think that if it were legal, we'd have less suicides, or more? A teen who wants to kill themselves but realise that no one will stop them if they do, are they really going to do it? most suicide attempts are for attention

[Disastrous Catastrophe]

MarlaCorbin

I personally believe that you should not be allowed, that you should be stopped at all costs. (this is not an argument against euthanasia btw, I have different opinions on that)
I have tried to kill myself in the past, and if I hadn't been stopped I would not have been able to do all the amazing things I've done since then
My best friend killed herself because of the anti depressant she was givin. I don't believe that if any of us knew she was going to do it, that we should have said 'oh well, she's allowed to'

Lets face it, many people who are trying to kill themselves these days are spoiled brats (this isn't everyone, there are people with serious reasons for doing so) but in schools, it is almost a fad these days. If you havn't cut yourself, you don't fit in with cirtain crowds, if you don't have serious problems at home, you a pansy. If your not borderline alcoholic or a druggie, again, your not welcomed.

There is usually a chance for that person to have a better life, after you hit rock bottom you can go up...or you can kill yourself. Many suicidal people never give themselves the chance to rise.

I don't know what school you go to, but you need to stop complaining. Have you ever watched Taboo? It's about customs in other cultures that we'd consider taboo. A lot of people have to nearly kill themselves in order to be accepted in society (though it tends to be the men to prove their manliness).

Who cares about a few angsty tweenagers? The earth is overpopulated as it is. Let them die.
-DisasCatas

[T3h M0nstr]

I honestly think that making it against the law will just drive the sad little emo's into more depression... rolleyes

[nurino]

Euthanasia should never be allowed, for pure and simple legal implications. For example, what is to stop a relative from killing someone (this applies more to euthanasia) and hiding their guilt under the assumption that the death was by suicide? Not to mention the fact that the doctors would be open to legal charges if the relatives thought that the death was a real murder.

This is not to say that people won't try to kill themselves even if euthanasia isn't legal. It isn't now, and people still kill themselves.

[MarlaCorbin]

T3h M0nstr

I honestly think that making it against the law will just drive the sad little emo's into more depression... rolleyes

suicide is against the law. your not allowed to take your own life, it's considered equivelant to murder

[Hanawie]

T3h M0nstr

I honestly think that making it against the law will just drive the sad little emo's into more depression... rolleyes

...What, exactly, do you propose we do to punish people who have killed themselves?

[Hanawie]

MarlaCorbin

T3h M0nstr

I honestly think that making it against the law will just drive the sad little emo's into more depression... rolleyes

suicide is against the law. your not allowed to take your own life, it's considered equivelant to murder

See my above post.

[Poison Fairy Sennyo]

MarlaCorbin

I personally believe that you should not be allowed, that you should be stopped at all costs. (this is not an argument against euthanasia btw, I have different opinions on that)
I have tried to kill myself in the past, and if I hadn't been stopped I would not have been able to do all the amazing things I've done since then
My best friend killed herself because of the anti depressant she was givin. I don't believe that if any of us knew she was going to do it, that we should have said 'oh well, she's allowed to'

Lets face it, many people who are trying to kill themselves these days are spoiled brats (this isn't everyone, there are people with serious reasons for doing so) but in schools, it is almost a fad these days. If you havn't cut yourself, you don't fit in with cirtain crowds, if you don't have serious problems at home, you a pansy. If your not borderline alcoholic or a druggie, again, your not welcomed.

There is usually a chance for that person to have a better life, after you hit rock bottom you can go up...or you can kill yourself. Many suicidal people never give themselves the chance to rise.

I mean no offense, but I'm glad that you didn't stop your friend from committing suicide. Although it may have been selfish of her to do so, but you would wish her to continue living for your/other's selfish desires such as friendship and love; emotional attatchments?
I go to a damned Catholic school, sorry if your some sort of Christian, where the views of depression, suicide, cutting, and etc. are all jokes or taken by brain-washed Christian views, again, sorry if your a Christian of some sort.
Although rather off-topic, the term morons use, 'emo' is taken as a person with black hair swept over to one side of his or her face covering an eye and who cuts, which is completly ridiculous. Emo is a silly stereotypic term created by phony pansy-asses that shop at Limitied Too, Hollister, and those other perfume-smelly places.
That's rather ironic though, that the anti-depressants your friend was given ended up making her commit suicide. My opinion however is somewhat biased because I have tried to commit suicide a few times and have cut myself a few other times: 1st time: to see if it would help with the pain, which was a failure, 2nd and thirdish times: 'cause blood looks cool.
I just can't see why someone would wish another to continue living in pain and misery, whether it be physical or mental for their own, personal or not, gain/advantage.

[Disastrous Catastrophe]

MarlaCorbin

i know, I'm asking hypothetically.
Do you think that if it were legal, we'd have less suicides, or more? A teen who wants to kill themselves but realise that no one will stop them if they do, are they really going to do it? most suicide attempts are for attention

You're silly if you think making a law about it or taking a law away will make someone cares any more or any less. If they care, they care. If they don't, they don't. That being said, I don't think the rate would change.

Most of the people who are suicidal for attention don't actually committ suicide, but attempt it just to get the attention. The kids who truly are suicidal... there's no clearcut answers since this attitude comes from many factors.

Name for me one case where someone didn't committ suicide because it is illegal.

And, with that, I take my leave.
-DisasCatas

[T3h M0nstr]

MarlaCorbin

T3h M0nstr

I honestly think that making it against the law will just drive the sad little emo's into more depression... rolleyes

suicide is against the law. your not allowed to take your own life, it's considered equivelant to murder

This law should be stopped...i mean what are you going to put their soul in prison?
It's your life and you should be able to do with it as you please...even ending it...It's your right...