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Views on suicide have been influenced by cultural views on existential themes such as [[religion]], honor, and the [[meaning]] of life. The Abrahamic religions consider suicide an offense towards [[God]] due to religious [[belief]] in the sanctity of life. In the West it was often regarded as a serious crime. Japanese views on honor and religion led to seppuku, one of the most painful methods of suicide, to be respected as a means to atone for mistakes or failure, or as a form of protest during the samurai era. In the 20th century, suicide in the form of self-immolation has been used as a form of protest, and in the form of kamikaze and suicide bombing as a military or terrorist tactic. Sati is a Hindu funeral practice in which the widow would immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, either willingly, or under pressure from the family and in-laws.[4]

Views on suicide have been influenced by cultural views on existential themes such as [[religion]], honor, and the [[meaning]] of life. The Abrahamic religions consider suicide an offense towards [[God]] due to religious [[belief]] in the sanctity of life. In the West it was often regarded as a serious crime. Japanese views on honor and religion led to seppuku, one of the most painful methods of suicide, to be respected as a means to atone for mistakes or failure, or as a form of protest during the samurai era. In the 20th century, suicide in the form of self-immolation has been used as a form of protest, and in the form of kamikaze and suicide bombing as a military or terrorist tactic. Sati is a Hindu funeral practice in which the widow would immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, either willingly, or under pressure from the family and in-laws.[4]

 

Medically assisted suicide ([[euthanasia]], or the right to die) is currently a controversial ethical issue involving people who are terminally ill, in extreme pain, and/or have minimal [[quality]] of life through injury or illness. Self-sacrifice for others is not usually considered suicide, as the goal is not to kill oneself but to save another.

Medically assisted suicide ([[euthanasia]], or the right to die) is currently a controversial ethical issue involving people who are terminally ill, in extreme pain, and/or have minimal [[quality]] of life through injury or illness. Self-sacrifice for others is not usually considered suicide, as the goal is not to kill oneself but to save another.