A Modest Proposal

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This is a question that has been debated throughout history, and it will continue to be debated in the present and in the future. I would like to start out with two stats about suicide that are very alarming. The first stat is that 75% of the people who commit suicide visit with a doctor within the last four months of their lives (Humphrey & Schmalleger, 2012). The second stat is that one person every 40 seconds will take their own life (Humphrey & Schmalleger, 2012). The thing that makes the first stat so alarming is that the people who are committing suicide are trying to find help for their mental illness, anxiety, depression, or whatever they may be experiencing. However, it is being overlooked or not taken serious by the different