Doctor/Medical Assisted Suicide

[DrPhil]

Men are more likely to have gun access and therefore are more likely to use a gun or jump from a bridge or building, women are more likely to have access to and use pills, razors, and knives. This increases the likelihood that a man will have a completed suicide and that women will have attempted suicides. This has also been linked to the use of suicides as a cry for help and the idea that some completed suicides were actually suicide attempts "gone wrong".

It is an extremely easy task to commit suicide if someone is of able mind and body; and if the person is not restrained or constrained in some manner. The people who do not have gun access can find quicker and more lethal methods than pills and razors/knives. Some people consider jumping to be quick and easy--the messy factor and how their survivors (people left behind) feel do not matter to many people who just want to be dead. "Suicide by cop" has also been used for a number of reasons.

To be clear, this is a huge topic but it is not a general discussion of suicide and the accessibility of methods. It is about assisted (via doctor or another person who will make sure the suicide is completed) suicide for people who are not able to kill themselves or people who technically could kill themselves but want the resources from their doctor. I agree with AOII Angel that this is a big and messy topic that does not have to include doctors. Would the family or friends be able to assist with the suicide without doctor assistance, without the use of medically accessed resources, and without the fear of arrest for murder?