Possibly, but consent in this context is a bit tricky.
A depressed person may actively want to die but we generally don’t consider a person in this state as capable of consenting to anything.
If that same person had depression AND a fatal illness that will cause them suffer for another joyless 20 years, do we consider them capable?
What you’re suggesting is definitely the best rule of thumb for the situation but I’m not sure its the whole story.
Possibly, but consent in this context is a bit tricky.
A depressed person may actively want to die but we generally don’t consider a person in this state as capable of consenting to anything.
If that same person had depression AND a fatal illness that will cause them suffer for another joyless 20 years, do we consider them capable?
What you’re suggesting is definitely the best rule of thumb for the situation but I’m not sure its the whole story.