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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
the problem with making a public spectacle out of it, and that's exactly what this is, is it puts ideas in peoples heads. Not the terminal ones, but ANYONE who has problems in their lives. The thought of getting 'everyones support' and attention because you CHOOSE to end your life.. Ulcers? better blow my brains out, post partum? I should probably jump out the window. Too much debt? oh man i better drive into the lake...
This message doesn't only encourage the terminally ill, it nudges people on the edge over the cliff because now its hip... People kill themselves anyway, they don't need encouragement, not ever.
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I think if someone is depressed and going to kill themselves or kill themselves because they have a ulcer, they were going to do this anyway without the publicity this woman brought. It wasn't like this woman was saying, "Just kill yourself if you want to." She is sure to point out that she is terminally ill and that this is an option for those who are terminally ill.