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smirkymonkey

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58. Did you look at the website?

Fri Mar 25, 2022, 07:04 PM

Mar 2022

They won't let young people check out, but it's kind of vague about people who are a bit older who decide that "life is unbearable". I have heard of people who have been allowed to go through assisted suicide (I think in the Netherlands or Belgium) because they were depressed beyond belief and could not stand to live anymore.

I do think there are places in Europe that allow it, but I am not an expert on this by any means. Check out the FAQ's on the website. The thing is, if you take a bunch of pills yourself and it doesn't work, you could end up as a drooling vegetable, and it could be very unpleasant. They also mention the possibility of vomiting them up.

This service is pretty painless and foolproof. If I had the money and decided that I didn't want any complications, it would make sense to me if it was something that I wanted to do.

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2 Arizona sisters who never returned home from trip to Europe died by assisted suicide [View all] demmiblue Mar 2022 OP

Bizarre. Very elaborate ruse, if they didn't plan to leave instructions of a suicide note. Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #1

That was a trip to die for Effete Snob Mar 2022 #2

Really? chowder66 Mar 2022 #3

It's not as if this was some tragedy Effete Snob Mar 2022 #4

Oh so that's your reason to make light of their death. Good to know. chowder66 Mar 2022 #5

You have yourself a great day Effete Snob Mar 2022 #6

Enjoy your insensitivity. chowder66 Mar 2022 #7

I delight in it Effete Snob Mar 2022 #8

Wow, where are you on all the grave-dancing threads? BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #27

And is there a reason to be sad about their death? brooklynite Mar 2022 #18

They had friends and relatives who seem completely puzzled by this. LisaL Mar 2022 #28

I have friends and relatives puzzled by the fact I'm NOT dead yet Effete Snob Mar 2022 #34

Now that, I can believe. nt Carlitos Brigante Mar 2022 #43

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Can you imagine? Effete Snob Mar 2022 #36

Well, I feel bad for their family and friends... electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #41

Their Loved Ones RobinA Mar 2022 #46

Yes really JI7 Mar 2022 #14

Oof. Lmao! Oneironaut Mar 2022 #13

So you think this is fucking funny? USALiberal Mar 2022 #20

No, it's not that funny Effete Snob Mar 2022 #40

The reporter failed in investigating and providing more information. LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #9

There is more info at these links (one is The Daily Mail, fwiw): demmiblue Mar 2022 #15

They have a brother whom they didn't tell anything about this. LisaL Mar 2022 #25

Perhaps they believed he would try to stop them. Effete Snob Mar 2022 #37

This goes against what I have read about assisted suicide in Switzerland. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #10

I had the same questions as you. Coventina Mar 2022 #11

this will answer you questions Celerity Mar 2022 #16

I read up on a similar group several years ago BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #21

The Daily Mail article above says it's not the law, and Pegasos, in Basel, doesn't require illness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2022 #19

Can any suicidal person go there? BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #22

It's not cheap. LisaL Mar 2022 #26

Most Suicides RobinA Mar 2022 #47

I can see how the impulse factor would BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #51

I am wondering Meowmee Mar 2022 #69

Pegasos was started in 2019 and their standards are a bit looser than some of the other smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #32

Yes, I must have been reading of a different group BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #33

Just doesn't seem right to me. nt Samrob Mar 2022 #12

Assisted suicide in Switzerland mnhtnbb Mar 2022 #17

Could be anything sisters might share. Huntington's disease, early onset dementia, cancer... hunter Mar 2022 #23

They didn't even tell their brother they were going to do it. LisaL Mar 2022 #24

Yeah, I found the story kind of sad, even though it was their choice. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #29

Yep. Friends and relatives seem completely puzzled by this. LisaL Mar 2022 #30

That's not suspicious, in and of itself. Mariana Mar 2022 #77

Something is suspicious here Meowmee Mar 2022 #31

Of course they were in good mental health Effete Snob Mar 2022 #35

So I guess Meowmee Mar 2022 #38

Kind of a paradox Effete Snob Mar 2022 #39

Maybe their brother would like an explanation Meowmee Mar 2022 #42

I know nothing about their relationship with their brother Effete Snob Mar 2022 #50

Read the articles Meowmee Mar 2022 #54

It appears the sisters decided it was none of his business. Mariana Mar 2022 #73

Yes I read that, ty😀 Meowmee Mar 2022 #75

Yep, No Depressed Person RobinA Mar 2022 #48

Interesting thing about depression Effete Snob Mar 2022 #49

I Have No Clue RobinA Mar 2022 #64

They may have been diagnosed with something Effete Snob Mar 2022 #67

I'm really good at faking "good mental health." hunter Mar 2022 #53

Since they are sisters, I wonder if some shared childhood trauma could be the source of this. artemisia1 Mar 2022 #44

Maybe they just didn't feel like continuing on? Why is that so hard to believe? JanMichael Mar 2022 #52

You can only do assisted suicide if you are terminally ill Meowmee Mar 2022 #55

Actually, not at the place they chose. They won't let just anyone check out for any reason, but smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #56

So are you saying it is legal if someone Meowmee Mar 2022 #57

Did you look at the website? smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #58

Yes I looked at it Meowmee Mar 2022 #60

"valid" in your opinion? That is what I oppose. JanMichael Mar 2022 #65

Actually your response is pretty awful bye Meowmee Mar 2022 #68

Also, in this particular instance, I think what these sisters did (assuming there was no foul play) smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #59

I am not against it either. Meowmee Mar 2022 #61

I also feel very bad for their brother. Coventina Mar 2022 #62

I'm so sorry, Coventina. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #63

Well, the GOOD news is, science is progressing rapidly since 1993 Coventina Mar 2022 #72

I wish you and your family all the best! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #80

There may have been good reasons to not inform the brother. Mariana Mar 2022 #78

There are plenty of families that do not like each other. JanMichael Mar 2022 #66

Yep Effete Snob Mar 2022 #81

Getting "fed up" with life is generally the result of continual bad experience. As to "not finding artemisia1 Mar 2022 #70

You are not showing any empathy for the sisters. Big woop. JanMichael Mar 2022 #71

Welcome to my ignore list. /nt artemisia1 Mar 2022 #74

I "got" what he was saying- basically it feels like many on this thread are judging the sisters Thtwudbeme Mar 2022 #76

"Does he have a right to know?" Mariana Mar 2022 #79

He may also have a financial interest Effete Snob Mar 2022 #82