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    It is not the case that A society that permits suicide on such judgments thereby reinforces the anomic conditions that corrupt the very rational agency the permissive argument depends upon.

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    • 1.Prohibiting suicide doesn't eliminate anomie; it may worsen it by criminalizing the vulnerable and preventing transparent, regulated medical oversight.
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    • 2.Some individuals possess stable, lifelong rational convictions about their circumstances that pre-exist and transcend broader social anomie conditions.
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    • 3.Respecting autonomous agency means trusting people's rational judgments even when society is imperfect—prohibition assumes rationality only in ideal conditions.
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    • 1.Permissive suicide policies signal that life decisions need not meet rational scrutiny, normalizing impulsive self-harm during crises.
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    • 2.When society institutionalizes suicide as a rational choice, it erodes shared norms that previously motivated help-seeking and community support.
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    • 3.Anomic conditions (normlessness, social disconnection) impair the very deliberative capacity required for truly autonomous decision-making.
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