> (...) what separates euthanasia from every other tragic suicide
I see two large differences:
1. A requirement for euthanasia is usually that the patient keeps wanting it for a reasonably long period of time: it should never be a spur of the moment thing.
2. Another requirement usually is that the patient is mentally competent.
> When we hear about deaths, aren't the most painful ones those where a person has said "this human life is not worth living"?
If euthanasia is forbidden, people _will still be saying that in similar situations_, just they won't be able to do anything about it.
I see two large differences:
1. A requirement for euthanasia is usually that the patient keeps wanting it for a reasonably long period of time: it should never be a spur of the moment thing.
2. Another requirement usually is that the patient is mentally competent.
> When we hear about deaths, aren't the most painful ones those where a person has said "this human life is not worth living"?
If euthanasia is forbidden, people _will still be saying that in similar situations_, just they won't be able to do anything about it.