Do people have the right to commit suicide?

Its your duty to call the police and have them pay her a visit if you think she is seriously close to committing suicide. She doesn't have to go with them, but it might spur her to accept the help she needs. Most suicides have a history of leaving clues prior that nobody paid any attention to.

Legally no.

Ethically it depends but usually no.

An ethical reason for suicide might be a terminal illness with extraordinary pain and suffering. In that case the persons right to end their suffering would outweigh societies objection.

Debt isn't a good reason so as to your friends right, no, they don't have the right because they will inflict pain on others without a justifiable reason. Debt, while a terrible thing is not an insurmountable obstacle in life. In a week, a month, a year even your friends life could change for the better. It is almost certain too if it is that bad now. Ending their life for such a reason is selfish and cruel to those who care for them. Death comes to everyone sooner or later so rushing it doesn't make a lot of sense.

Well, there are thousands out there just like her. They are not committing suicide.

She is in a bad place of her own making - it doesn't have to be life ending, instead she simply needs to make some life altering changes.

Learn from her mistakes and move on. Bad credit don't last forever - death does.

She needs to learn to manage her money better, cut back on her spending and NEVER get another credit card.

There is a thing called credit counseling. They help you to pay off your debt and keep collectors off your back so long as you adhere to the payment program.

Living with your parents is supposed to suck - it's that way so you move out. LOL.

She needs to know there are a lot of options out there besides ending it all.

Your friend needs your support more now than ever. I would certainly call the police and/or your state department of social services. If you are concerned that she might be considering suicide, there are also suicide prevention hotlines. The would be happy to give you better advice than you might find here. Also, btw, suicide IS illegal except in OR and WA and only then is it legal when the person is terminally ill with less than 6 months to live. I don't think that is the situation here.

It is a crime to commit, attempt to commit or aid in suicide. You need to tell your friend that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. All the problems you listed didn't happen overnight and won't be cured overnight but they can be fixed. Have her talk to a mental health professional, she needs to get her head on straight and quit doing some of the things she did to get where she is. The first thing I would do is burn all her credit cards, her biggest problems probably stem from money. She needs to get with a credit counseling service, get a reputable one and check them out with the BBB. There is a lot of phonies out there that will just make her problems worse, not better.

Sure, suicide would solve all of her problems. But look at what she's going to leave behind: friends and family who care about her, a cat, life that will get better... Suicide is the most selfish thing you could ever do, and it hurts so, so much.

Take her to the hospital; she needs help, and no one should have to go through what she's going through. Yeah, it's not illegal and yeah, it's her choice ... but do you really want to live with the fact that you chose not to do something about it and lost a good friend? Do you want to face her parents and say, "Yeah, I knew she wanted to do it, so I let her." Please don't take that attitude and help her.

What a terrible position for a friend to be in.Really sorry to hear things are so bad for her,but you seem to have a really good grasp of the situation.All you can do is make sure she knows your there for her and she can call you any time she gets really despondent over her life.This is one of those times that you can only play the cards as they are dealt to you ,so you must wait and watch and hope fully she will find a way out of this mess.What a honor to have a friend such as you.

Yes, people have the right to commit suicide because they have control over their own life, but it is much better and more humane to help them regain self-worth and well-being through genuine compassion, love and psychotherapy so that they don't succumb to the cruelty of the world. You show her sympathy and compassion, that is very kind of you but there is much more to do: seek a psychologist or psychotherapist to help her out.

Its their life, their body. They should be able to do anything they want to, even if we don't like the answer they choose.

She must not be much of a friend if your even considering letting her do it.