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CMV: Everyone has the right to commit suicide.

I have struggled with suicidal depression for upwards of 4 years now, so consider that as you interpret my argument.  I'm currently 17 years old--I state that only because I feel it's relevant.  I urge you to refrain from using an argument from age or wisdom, as the fact that I am 17 does not invalidate my reasoning. 

First, I should clarify what I mean when I say that we have the right to commit suicide.  For the purposes of this conversation, a right is the capacity to perform a specified act and not be justly condemned or punished for it.  For instance, I think humans have a right to freedom of thought.  To me, that simply means that you cannot justly condemn or punish someone for thinking, even if you don't want them to think the way they do.  Any moral gripe you have with the action we are calling a "right" is invalid. That is how I think about rights; now, onto my thesis.

Everybody has the right to commit suicide.  To me, and for the purposes of this discussion, that simply means that, if a person chooses to commit suicide, nobody can condemn them and morally do so. 

Kant, a very famous philosopher came up with a very important part of morality: that preservation of autonomy is a central moral precept.  A natural extension of this is the idea that nobody should be forced to do something they didn't consent  prior to.  To disobey this moral axiom is to perpetrate the very essence of evil. 

My second note is that nobody consents to living.   The nature of existence is such that we are "thrown" into this world without prior consent.  Heidegger used a brilliant term for this--geworfenheit, roughly translating to "thrown-ness".  

This transgression against autonomy would usually spur moral indignation, but because it was perpetrated by nature rather than a conscious agent, we shrug and move on.  I would concede that it doesn't make sense to express moral resentment towards nature.  That would be counter-productive.  However, we must stay mindful of this violation when thinking about suicide. 

Here is the crux of my argument: because we were robbed of the choice to live or not live before we were conceived, we must extend that choice to everyone as a right.  Else, those discontent with existence would be _forced_ to endure existence against their will, which is in and of itself immoral.

CMV.

EDIT:
Thank you, everyone for posting your feedback!!  It was really nice getting all of your perspectives.  Overall, I thought it was a very productive conversation.  Unfortunately, I really do have to get to bed now.  I'll try to respond to more comments tomorrow night, because I'm going to be gone all day tomorrow.  If it makes you feel any better, I am largely convinced suicide isn't the best option for me.  I still firmly believe that suicide is a fundamental right that cannot be infringed, but I also believe that I am going to just continue with existence.  I teeter, of course, but I've felt pretty good with the psychotherapy and medication I've been taking as treatment.  You don't have to fear for my safety, really.  I appreciate all of your input!!
gpt
You have the "right" to do whatever you want.  But you can't tell other people how they have to feel about it.  In asking for the "right to commit suicide", what you're actually asking for is the right to have everyone else approve of it, and that's something you can't demand, because now you're talking about taking away THEIR right to have an opinion about your actions.  

You do have the legal right to commit suicide, because what are the cops going to do to you?  

But to say that you have the right to be free from judgment (about anything, not just suicide) infringes upon the rights of others to have opinions about things.

You have the right to shut down a Golden Corral by eating all of the mac and cheese with a garden spade, but you don't have the right to stop me from judging you for it.