The moral absolute here is what exactly? That suicide is always wrong? Even in the case of excruciating pain and terminal illness? So that includes the familiar Western practice of allowing pain medication (morphine typically) overdoses to kill people if the dose is needed to stop the pain? Even on the battlefield? You would what, insist on providing benedrine along with morphine to a soldier with both legs blown off bleeding out? Just curious.
Please explain your moral absolute for my edification.
Yes.
As far as a battlefield situation, I cannot comment. As to ending the immediate terrible suffering of another at their request, I don't think I could. I don't think I would ask such a thing of another. But, in truth, you never know. I know it would be wrong to lay that on someone else. But who knows what agony may birth?
I don't disagree with your broader point though. I don't want doctors to administer the drugs, but if people with painful terminal conditions want to end their lives, that's their decision. I have no problem with their being able to buy what they need to do it.
Apparently, it’s preferable that you die screaming in pain if you have some nasty form of cancer. Can’t have you checking out a moment sooner than you would have otherwise. That means no morphine drips, either. uh uh. You might die an hour or two sooner with the morphine drip than you might have without it.