Ah, they want to protect us from suicide. How sweet. Except for state-assisted suicide, of course, which is perfectly acceptible.
There is a “payment” for state assisted suicide. “The Man” just don’t want to lose his cut.....
The government knows they have pissed off a large number of “old” citizens. These people will most likely hesitate the least to cap your a$$ because they have nothing to lose and the government is freaked out that it is the likely target.