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In other places this person walks in front of a moving car or jumps off a bridge.

Just because someone was given a dignified end to life for reasons that you may not approve of doesn’t mean that person would be alive if only they were not given a dignified end to life.

Also, basing one’s comment off publicly available information in a situation where by law most information is not public is beyond stupid.

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Studies have found that suicide prevention systems at common locations prevent suicides and that people do not seek alternatives. Most regret suicide attempts.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2610560/

It’s likely that interventions to prevent suicide via the medical system would be effective and offering counseling would help. It’s unlikely that those seeking assisted suicide would walk in front of a car or jump off a bridge.

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