What do you think about suicide laws

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Should people who want to die be prevented from killing themselves? Most health care professionals, and a variety of people in other occupations as well, are obligated to try to prevent people from killing themselves. Laws require them to treat suicidal people in essentially the same manner they would treat homicidal people, even to the extent of breaking doctor-patient confidentiality to do so. At the other extreme are people like Jack Kevorkian, MD, a physician (LOOK HIM UP) who believed doctors ought to help their patients commit suicide when asked. What would you do if someone you know is thinking about suicide?

What do you think about suicide laws and the requirement that mental health professionals intervene to prevent suicide even when it goes against the wishes of their clients and their professional codes of ethics (confidentiality)?
Do clients avoid talking about suicidal thoughts because of these laws?
How should you deal with a close friend or relative whom you think may be thinking about suicide?

Include a list of questions you would ask an expert if you found yourself in a suicidal situation with yourself or in regard to someone else.

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