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To: The Philosopher who wrote (3998)	1/22/2003 5:11:07 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

Yes. The state has a right to substitute its judgment when something is so patently irrational that it cannot be considered a valid choice. We allow for involuntary commitment when a person is a danger to himself or others due to mental infirmity. I would be culpable to allow someone suffering from feverish delusions to run into the street to avoid "spiders", and be hit by a car. I would be equally culpable to allow someone in the initial throes of romantic despair to take his life rashly, when it is a virtually certainty that time will heal the wound. There is no right to act against your interested in a somewhat demented state......

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3998)	1/22/2003 5:13:09 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 7720

Sorry to post and run, but I have to tend to dinner. Later....

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3998)	1/22/2003 6:29:15 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

And if not, then you have to set up some government process to separate the broken hearted 18 year old from the terminally ill pain-filled person...which is quite contrary to my belief, and what I thought was your belief. Not me. Suicide should not be illegal or regulated in any way, IMO. It's a tragedy that love-sick teenagers kill themselves. But developing a set of regulations for who can commit suicide and who can't is not the answer just as making it illegal isn't the answer. Such regulations would be an incredibly crazy and costly mess. (Notice that I'm using the same argument here that I use for not regulating abortions--laws won't stop either, the regulations would be impossibly complex and costly, and big brother gives me the creeps. We have to educate, support, trust, and recognize that some tragedies will occur anyway.)