I certainly understand his feelings...don't you?

Also, when my time comes, If need be, I'm maxing out my credit cards, 1st class trip to the Swiss alps. Then the suicide, after a 2 week 1st class vacation. I'm not joking!

@BigDave ,
your idea makes way more sense than ending up, eventually, in a vegetative state in a hospital with shrieking & screaming going on.
i spent a total of 3 nights in hospitals; 2 for major surgery in which the avg stay was at least 2 days but managed to get out after 1 night after each of the 2 major surgeries (prostatectomy & broken hip).
i don't believe in the hell that the xtians believe in. hell for me would be to spend my last days in a hospital.
of course, if a patient is terminal they could send her/him to a hospice & keep that person totally out of out with painkillers until the end. but what's the point in that; it's hard on the family & just wasted money.

I know, ain't that something.

The Australian scientist, who traveled from his home in Perth to Switzerland to end his life by assisted suicide, answered questions Wednesday about why he wanted to die and how he planned to do it.

When asked what song he wanted played at his bedside, he said he had not chosen one. But if he had to, it would be Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Then he burst, spontaneously, into song, singing the words in German:

Freude, schöner Götterfunken
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!

Goodall sat at a news conference Wednesday in Basel, wearing a shirt that read “Ageing Disgracefully” and dozing during reporters’ questions.

On Thursday, he died according to plan in a secret location, putting an end to a life that, he said, had become increasingly difficult to live.

When asked whether he had any hesitation about his plans to die, he responded: “No, none whatsoever.”

(Source: Washington Post Article)

Disagree, allowing that will only give the wrong message to mentally handicapped people contemplating suicide. I hope it never becomes law here.

@buzz13 You seem to be imposing your opinion onto others in the same way that religious leaders do.

@KarlHannah I was talking about people with Mental issues wanting to commit suicide should not be allowed to use assisted suicide unless thoroughly discussed with professionals. Read it again, imposing my opinion onto others is not what was implied. I am glad someone helped me before I tried to pull the trigger on myself.

@buzz13 @KarlHannah The following is very personal, from my POV only. Please be warned it may need to have a trigger warning on it.

I have illnesses so bad, that death would be preferable. I set up a system with my friends & family to test if I'm really ready. So far, YEA!!! I'm still breathing AND I'm happier knowing I DO have an out if it gets too much.

@buzz13 Sometimes there are no professionals available. Sometimes communication is impossible due to the mental illness.

None of the platitudes or nuances in your second comment were even slightly implied in your first comment, but even in your second comment you're still imposing your opinion.

People have a right to make their final exit when, where and how they choose, as long as their choices don't impinge on the rights of others. I'm glad @MissaDixon has those options available to her. I hold zero bias on her choice to adopt those options. If she chose to relax those safeguards, I would be supportive of her right to choose that.

@KarlHannah It's sad that you do not have empathy for people suffering mental disabilities, a bit like how WWII Germany allowed the wholesale discrimination of disabled people by killing them. do you come to a site like this and inflict your misguided rhetoric and spew hatred. This site was established for people not involved in religious beliefs, yet you go around and accuse people of being like a religion.
You should leave this site and go spout your evil bent on FB.

@KarlHannah It wasn't necessary in the first comment. And forgive me for not being 'transparent' about being sick. I thought I had been in my profile listing.

@KarlHannah You need to go back to, 'Befriend Social Network' and argue there.

@buzz13 I'm sorry to hear about your battle for mental health. I think that a psychiatric assessment would need to be made prior to a self determined death. But if mentally well enough and able to make such a decision I do not see why a person would be denied the chance to a dignified death.

@girlwithsmiles True, but the commentator didn't read my meaning of my text. The offensive remark of his has been removed has been removed.

@MissaDixon When I had a stroke at age 38, it was INCREDIBLY comforting to know the house was full of long guns (ex an avid hunter) & I could end it all whenever I chose. Every day, for about 4 years, "is this the day?" No, not today, I can stand this for today......