Despite my own misgivings about American conservatism, I don't think it's correct or appropriate to suggest that they would prefer for suicidal people to shoot themselves.
I didn't mean to suggest such a thing; what I mean is that if someone in the US wants to end their life, they can (and I'll skip any macabre details about how easy it is) do so very simply with a firearm - I believe it is the most successful method. I just find it rather dissonant that the belief that weapons should be so easily available pairs with a supposed respect for life.
in the US that typically comes along with rather radical beliefs about the ability to own firearms which makes suicide rather trivial.
There are a number of other levers the US pulls to make suicide particularly undesirable. State-sponsored suicide, like the article describes, would ruin the US' ability to pull those levers.