I understand it often hurts the people "left behind" and the other moral and psychologial issues. But what makes suicide "wrong" from a civil viewpoint? Or is it just another law simply based on morality?
2007-08-19 17:36:58 · 14 answers · asked by Always Curious 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I'm not interested in killing myself. Not my style. I'm just trying to determine why it's illegal.
2007-08-19 17:46:35 · update #1
It's a moral law that's been criminalized.
If I felt like I wanted to go, I'd rather have that option opposed to living in a state where I was rendered useless.
2007-08-19 17:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Glen B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought suicide was taken off from the books of being illegal in all states and most western countries by the 1970's. OK I just checked and Ireland repealed the law in 1993.
2007-08-19 17:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by Aiyah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suicide is not illegal. Immoral? Guess that would depend on the individual. civilly, it isn't wrong. But it does leave some shocked people behind. Psychologically damaged people... people that will feel pain for a long time.
2007-08-19 17:47:08 · answer #3 · answered by David L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously it wouldnt be illegal for the one commiting it because he or she is gone, now some one like Kevorkian assisting would make it illegal because he is in fact party to the taking of a human life. Not that it matters all that much anymore since our homicide rate here in the U.S. is out of control, sadly it's our kids that are killing each other.
2007-08-19 18:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by EddieX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i presumed suicide replaced into taken off from the books of being unlawful in all states and maximum western worldwide places by ability of the 1970's. ok I merely checked and eire repealed the regulation in 1993.
2016-10-16 04:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by ammon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In committing a crime you sacrifice certain rights, anyone with mental illness resulting in a suicide attempt needs to be taken into a medically supervised custody.
Its not a moral issue, its a practical one.
2007-08-19 17:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by in pain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If suicide were made legal, it will automatically prevent the further investigation of each death caused by suicide. Meaning: the legalization will make it easier for the offender to commit a murder of a victim and stage it as suicide.
2007-08-19 17:55:01 · answer #7 · answered by OC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, from a practicality standpoint, that's really the only way you can legally stop someone from doing it. Because it's illegal, you can prevent someone from killing themselves by having them institutionalized. If what they were doing was legal, you'd have to just stand by and let them do it.
2007-08-19 17:45:47 · answer #8 · answered by julz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Suicide is the only crime where they only press charges if you fail (it's not illegal as long as you succeed :))
2007-08-19 18:04:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It deprives the government of a source of taxes and one less person to control .
2007-08-19 17:49:07 · answer #10 · answered by Mogollon Dude 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋