Suicide is a Rational Decision

Thank you for your response! Allow me to clarify the point of my posting this debate topic. The ultimate point that I'm making is that Suicide is a rational decision. This is to say that adults, Free of mental illnesses and insanity are able to give reasonable consent and have agency over their own deaths. To my understanding, Arguments against this line of thinking stem from the point that suicidal thoughts can not and do not manifest in people of sane minds, Therefore suicidal thoughts are only ever thoughts of insanity. Thus on the basis of this claim of insanity, A person cannot give consent for assisted suicide. Although I don't know where I personally stand on the issue, In terms of my own morality, I do believe that suicide is a decision one can come to rational and with a clear mind. To offer rebuttals of your arguments: 1) Hospital Bed Space - opportunity cost comes to mind here. If a person who desires suicide is forced to occupy bed space, That is a bed that could be used to help another person who wants to live. Even if you bring the bed into a house, The resources utilized for the person could be used for another who has a desire to live. 2) Extreme Pain - Prescription painkillers to deal with extreme pain symptoms are meant to be used for discrete medical events (wisdom tooth removal, Birth/Delivery, Etc. ) They are not intended to be long term solutions to pain and thus are priced incredibly high. In addition to the financial cost, The physical toll of painkillers and the buildup of tolerance can be more detrimental as it simply prolongs inevitable death and the possibility of overdose is high. Quality of life is also sacrificed as painkillers such as morphine and oxycodone place the patient in a euphoric state of mind. That state is akin to getting high and I can't see that, Or worse complete sedation, As being a sustainable or beneficial lifestyle for someone who wants to die since they lose their autonomy and control of their thoughts or decisions. 3) Family Sensitivity - This point holds no weight in this argument, As an individual's personal choices can be made with or without regard for family. 4) Change of heart - People are capable of changing their mind and I won't try to argue that point; however, That's a huge what-if and suicide is typically not an impulsive decision but rather the last resort. I don't consider this point valid due to speculation on the thoughts of a person choosing suicide. Neither of us know whether or not a person would change their mind and therefore we should not speculate on those thoughts. 5) Assisting in suicide - For the same reason as point 3, I do not believe this is a valid point. The point of the debate topic is the general moral assertion that suicide is a rational decision, Not the feelings of third party entities. 6) Medical Practitioners - Irrelevant as in points 3 and 5. 7) Belgium - While I'm aware of the existence of the legality of assisted suicide in Belgium, I'm not familiar with the actual policy and whether or not they consider suicide and suicidal thoughts to be rational thoughts. If they do, Then the country is in agreement with my argument. Let me know what your thoughts are on the actual argument that Suicide is a rational decision and is something a perfectly clear-minded individual is capable of having.