- Public policies for, and the public nature of, suicide prevention makes this a political issue.
- If doctors can prescribe or administer deadly drugs while:
- employed by the health service
- using facilities, and equipment funded by the government
- operating under a programme developed, implemented and operated by the government
…that makes the government directly responsible.
- By allowing assisted suicide, the Canadian government demonstrates its belief that some people are less worthy of suicide prevention than others.