The Morality Of Suicide

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Morality Essay “Suicide is a major public health issue; it takes the life of over a million people a year.” (“Suicide Widely”) Suicide is a growing epidemic that has very negative effects and views against it. Suicide is immoral because it is said to taint your soul. Numerous side effects from it can help you understand why it is wrong. Families and friendships are torn apart by the destructive acts. Understandably, people considering killing themselves aren’t immoral because at that point you’re able to go get help and tell someone how you’re feeling. I hope to encourage more awareness for this issue to save more lives and encourage more communication. My first case against Suicide is the pain the victim leaves their family and friends in. According to the article “Rationally Speaking: The Philosophy of Suicide”, Aristotle viewed suicide as a wrongful act towards society not to the person who died because of it. He saw the person ultimately for what they were, they openly consented …show more content…

Having the beliefs instilled in me by my family makes me see it as such regardless of the hardships the victim faced. I have come to this style also from the article “The Morality of Suicide” it brings in so much information on the subject and give great advice on suicide prevention methods. The bottom line is communication is key to saving lives. If more citizens had someone to just talk to them and not openly criticize them to the point where they feel like they aren’t wanted or welcomed on this earth there wouldn’t be nearly as many deaths. The victim also deserves some of the blame at the end of the day, no one forces anyone to kill themselves it is a conscious decision to kill yourself out guilt, pride or whatever the case may be. Our purpose on this earth is to strive and endure everything being thrown at us for the purpose of growing and learning

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