Clearly not legally liable for a suicide, as the term itself refers to self-committed. Morally, how is it the fault of the friend that the person gave up on their own life? It's not. No court or friend or family member would ever blame you. However, it is 'normal' to feel guilt during the passing of a friend/colleague/family member because you were a part of their lives, and consequently their actions has had an impact on yours. If you didn't feel guilty, then I would question your morals as a lack of emotional connection would most likely make you at least quasi-sociopathic. Then again, everyone deals with emotional trauma differently. People who decide that suicide is the answer to life's imposing environment are usually lacking the passion that drives the rest of us, or at least believe that nothing is better than the fear of what could be. Let me tell you a story that brings up a similar issue. I recently visited a family member who, in a passing conversation, asked me if I would just help them die rather than live the remnants of their life in a rest home waiting to pass. Of course I told them no, but I have had that conversation in my mind for a long time and I often wonder if it would have been such a bad thing to have helped him or not?
Signing a Will: assisted suicide?
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Clearly not legally liable for a suicide, as the term itself refers to self-committed. Morally, how is it the fault of the friend that the person gave up on their own life? It's not. No court or friend or family member would ever blame you. However, it is 'normal' to feel guilt during the passing of a friend/colleague/family member because you were a part of their lives, and consequently their actions has had an impact on yours. If you didn't feel guilty, then I would question your morals as a lack of emotional connection would most likely make you at least quasi-sociopathic. Then again, everyone deals with emotional trauma differently. People who decide that suicide is the answer to life's imposing environment are usually lacking the passion that drives the rest of us, or at least believe that nothing is better than the fear of what could be. Let me tell you a story that brings up a similar issue. I recently visited a family member who, in a passing conversation, asked me if I would just help them die rather than live the remnants of their life in a rest home waiting to pass. Of course I told them no, but I have had that conversation in my mind for a long time and I often wonder if it would have been such a bad thing to have helped him or not?