In On Assisted Suicide, Stephanie Gray Connors makes a compelling and moving case that there is no difference between suicide and assisted suicide, and puts forward ten principles to help guide the conversation on this subject which, if followed, will lead to human flourishing and a society that recognizes the inherent dignity of every human person.
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Here's an excerpt from the introduction:
When I was a child, I remember being taught at school about suicide. I remember being told that suicidal ideation was one secret we shouldn't keep—that if a friend expressed that she (or he) was thinking about killing herself, we should get help. I was taught that we needed to make sure our friends were safe, cared for, and protected from self-harm.
A quick Google search of "I'm suicidal" provides results leading people to resources offering suicide prevention. Advertisements with messages of support for people in such distress are in bathrooms, schools, and, as I've noticed in my travels, even in airports.
When suicide happens, people grieve. When famous people die by suicide, whether it be Naomi Judd, Robin Williams, Kate Spade, or Anthony Bourdain (to name a few), the world responds with sorrow. When the news reports on suicide, whether with headlines like "Why US Suicide Rate Is on the Rise" from the BBC or "Suicide Rates Sharply Increase Among Girls" from Forbes or "Suicide Deaths Reached a Record High in the US in 2022, Provisional Data Shows" from CNN, suicide is presented as a bad—not a good—thing. Typically, at the bottom of news stories about suicide, there is a message to readers to seek help if they are suicidal.
And yet, there is an interesting dichotomy occurring: while society generally decries suicide, there is an increasing acceptance of it when the word "assisted" is placed in front.
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