--- title: "1 Contemplating Suicide Quotes By Ben Mattlin" description: "1 Contemplating Suicide quotes by Ben Mattlin. Plus more from Ben Mattlin and more Contemplating Suicide sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/ben-mattlin-78611_depression_barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-s_1094421.jpg" --- > [“Barbara brings her chair close to mine. She says that, to the outside world, suicide could seem a rational choice for someone like her or me. After all, our shared diagnosis is terminal in many cases. “Anybody else contemplating suicide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mattlin/barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-she-says-that-to-the-outside/) Ben Mattlin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/ben-mattlin-78611_depression_barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-s_1094421.jpg) ## More by Ben Mattlin > [“In 1996, when Senator Bob Dole runs against President Clinton, it’s a historic moment for people with disabilities. No one with a visible disability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mattlin/in-1996-when-senator-bob-dole-runs-against-president-clinton-it-s-a/) Ben Mattlin > [“Barbara brings her chair close to mine. She says that, to the outside world, suicide could seem a rational choice for someone like her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mattlin/barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-she-says-that-to-the-outside/) Ben Mattlin > [“widespread. Some states go so far as to forcibly sterilize people with certain disabilities. Some prohibit marriage for the genetically disabled, for fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mattlin/widespread-some-states-go-so-far-as-to-forcibly-sterilize-people-with/) Ben Mattlin ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemplating-suicide/ben-mattlin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Contemplating Suicide Quotes By Ben Mattlin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Barbara brings her chair close to mine. She says that, to the outside world, suicide could seem a rational choice for someone like her or me. After all, our shared diagnosis is terminal in many cases. “Anybody else contemplating suicide would receive intervention, because they’re assumed to be depressed and treatable. But you and me . . . ? Society is too quick to allow cripples to off themselves,” she says. In fact, society sometimes seems to encourage disabled people to get out of the way, stop being a burden or stop using up scarce resources, she goes on. It can push disabled people to the margins, where they naturally become depressed. And instead of identifying their depression as treatable—instead of creating opportunities that make their lives worth living—society (she calls it “the majority culture”) wants to push for the right to die before it’s established the right to live. “You know about Jack Kevorkian, right?” she asks.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ben Mattlin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mattlin/barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-she-says-that-to-the-outside/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/ben-mattlin-78611_depression_barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-s_1094421.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/ben-mattlin-78611_depression_barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-s_1094421.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/ben-mattlin-78611_depression_barbara-brings-her-chair-close-to-mine-s_1094421.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Barbara brings her chair close to mine. 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