The issue is informed consent. Libertarian. Suicide should be legal as long as someone else doesn’t have to clean up the mess.
Just look at what happened every other place it is allowed.
It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.
There’s an important reason to keep it illegal. A “right” to die by suicide immediately will morph into a DUTY to do so.
Assisted suicide as an option is immediately exploited by the medical industry, by government, by greedy heirs against someone terminally ill.
When it’s an option those not taking it will be guilted out for “wasting precious medical resources”. The more socialized our medical system is, the more this will be true. In Canada since it was legalized in 2016, by 2022 over 44,000 have been killed. Many for mere depression. It is continually pushed as an option.
And when grandpa wants to see who wins the next election, enjoy another Christmas, etc... heirs who know he could go down and get suicided will resent him spending “their” inheritance and they will grow cold, if not outright hostile.
A right to die, becomes a duty to die. So even though we do not prosecute failed attempts. We should keep it illegal.
Maybe the effort should be poured into compassion for them, relieving their pain, and being there for them. Give them magic mushrooms so they can trip out and have some fun, whatever.
If they want to check out, do the decent thing and save up your pain pills and have a wine party one night, or stick your head in the oven.
But no .... no legalizing it.