Could Euthanasia Be Linked to an Increased Suicide Rates?

As the blogging process for my English class gets closer to the end, I strive to continue to come up with new topics and perspectives for active euthanasia. When thinking about new topic for this post I began to wonder if active euthanasia were made legal, would it influence those persons who were contemplating suicide. If it becomes socially acceptable for a physician to aid in the killing of his or her patient, will it also become socially acceptable to ends one’s own life. Of course it starts off as someone being terminally ill and in extreme pain, but what if that links to a person feeling depressed or not having a good year and deciding to end their life. “A succession of stories [about euthanasia] can [possibly ] increase exposure and normalize euthanasia or suicide as an option for vulnerable people, not only the terminally ill”. The media has a lot of influence on the way people think and behave and euthanasia is not no invincible to this rule. We have to consider the future if this law was to be passed to legalize active euthanasia. Feel free to leave comments as to what you think this future would hold?