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I am NOT suicidal. I do not need intervention. I am not thinking of killing myself. Period. I am not crying out for help.

That said, do you agree that suicide should be legal?

In particular, I look forward in time another 50 years, and see myself in the condition of my grandfather. The poor man is suffering terribly and there is no hope whatsoever of it ever improving. He will continue to suffer more and more until he eventually dies a horrific death, just as 2 of my other grandparents did.

I think of myself in that same situation, or my parents in maybe 20-30 years. If it were me, I would want the opportunity to die a dignified painless death of my own choosing, such as lethal injection.

Why do we force our elderly/terminally ill to suffer needlessly, when we are unwilling to allow even our pets to do that?