Right to die

True, that argument doesn't apply to the original debate because gambling, initially, is a choice. Therefore they aren't very good analogies.

Obviously, people don't choose to be depressed. However, they're not insane. I still think depressed people can make choices. Many choose to take the more difficult way out - treatment. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Others choose to commit suicide. I respect both decisions because it is their body and they can do what they want with it, as long as it doesn't harm other individuals. The only time I don't think it is fitting for people to make big choices like this on their own is if they are clearly intoxicated or not thinking clearly. Yes, depressed people can think clearly. If your life isn't pleasing you then one rational choice is to end it. Who am I to say that choice is wrong and then try to prevent you from doing it?

You clearly don't see the value of a human life. If your brother had pushed through that time in his life, he probably could have found happiness. He could have seen a therapist, met new people, found a new girlfriend, moved on with his life and been happy.

And people who are depressed have a chemical imbalance in the brain, and have cluttered and strewn emotions. For one to make a rational choice, he has to at least have close to balanced emotions. Since those with depression are incapable of balancing their emotions, they are also incapable of rational thought, and therefore can not make good choices. If you ask any mentally healthy person "Do you want to commit suicide?" 99.9999% of people will say no. Depression isn't a terminal disease or incurable. Asking if a depressed person if they want to die is the same as asking an intoxicated one, since they are both not capable of rational thought.