Suicide Cato Rome

A main point mentioned was that suicide is frowned upon in many different societies. In Christianity, it is condemned because one will not live. The stoic theory, however, approved of suicide, with the belief that a man should be allowed to exit his life at will. It gave five reasons as to why one should leave his life but the third one really stuck out to me. It stated one could leave his life due to "protracted disease preventing the soul from using its tool, the body = spoilage of provisions at the banquet... As these are all reasons for a rational departure from life, this must indicate perceived diminution of one's mental faculties through illness or age, rather than a state of complete irrationality, which could be an explanation, but not a justification."This claim justifies euthanasia in today's world, as many animals are put to rest if they cannot function, or are in a great deal of pain. From experience, I had a dog who was twelve years old, and had a spinal tumor, which made it impossible for her to walk. We took the doctor's advice to put her down because the tumor was inoperable, and it was not worth her living if she could not walk. This raises another question: If we perform euthanasia on animals, is it permissible for doctors to perform it on humans?