{"product_id":"suicide-prohibition","title":"Suicide Prohibition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Western thought, suicide has evolved from sin to sin-and-crime, to crime, to mental illness, and to semilegal act. A legal act is one we are free to think and speak about and plan and perform, without penalty by agents of the state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile dying voluntarily is ostensibly legal, suicide attempts and even suicidal thoughts are routinely punished by incarceration in a psychiatric institution. Although many people believe the prevention of suicide is one of the duties the modern state owes its citizens, Szasz argues that suicide is a basic human right and that the lengths to which the medical industry goes to prevent it represent a deprivation of that right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on his general theory of the myth of mental illness, Szasz makes a compelling case that the voluntary termination of one's own life is the result of a decision, not a disease. He presents an in-depth examination and critique of contemporary anti suicide policies, which are based on the notion that voluntary death is a mental health problem, and systematically lays out the dehumanizing consequences of addressing suicide prevention through psychiatric treatments.","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50013427204346,"sku":"9780815609902","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_fc40744c-fb35-4ce3-a517-72cb63461759.jpg?v=1786133717","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/suicide-prohibition","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}