This is a very complex issue. I always believed that people should be free to choose what to do with their own lives, up to and including ending them.

But in practice, it tends to hurt a lot of people. I have personally contemplated suicide, and managed to recover from my depression with the help of medication... If suicide was more accepted, would I still be alive right now? I honestly do not know.

I also had a friend who killed himself, and I remember how that sent shockwaves around all those who knew him.

I do think that it is a personal decision, but not one to be taken lightly.