Uzi Nein Millimetah
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Because putting the state in charge of health, or in this case, death, is a poor idea. Doctor's are notorious for trying to persuade people to do stuff they shouldn't. My sister had a downs child and the doctor kept recommending an abortion. Hospitals are meant to be places of healing, not persuading people it would be easier to die, and doctor's aren't moral authorities either. TLDR bad idea on a number of levels.
It has been tried before, and educated people know the result.
I had a doctor not long ago who was basically a pill merchant. I don't regularly take medication, but at the time I had symptoms and she didn't even ask me questions or discuss at length, just "ok, take these" as the answer to anything. Temporarily relieving or masking symptoms of any type (including mental illness