Thread: Right to Commit Suicide?

I think from a legal persepective, attempting suicide shouldn't give doctors or the police the right to violently keep you from doing it by restraining you physically, taking stuff away from you, taking you into custody etc. However, they should be required to talk to you in ways that would keep you from doing it. Also, if the person is physically unable to commit suicide, he should get assistance. It should be illegal to encourage someone to commit suicide.

The connection to mental stability and health is very important here. The question is whether being mentally sane and stable and wanting to commit suicide are mutually exclusive. Because if they are, my argument is shit because (a) you can't make an informed decision about ending your life and (b) doctors and police should then be required to protect your life by using physical force.