A question that has plagued many people over the years is: why do people commit suicide? Is it because of an individual phenomenon such as mental illness? Or is it due to a person being unable to conform to society’s standards of social interaction? Through much exploration, there have been many connections found between suicide and culture. These connections have been studied from an ethnomedical viewpoint, meaning that self perception and the concept of mental health have been analyzed along with sex, race and ethnicity. Along with the study of why suicides occurs, people are also questioning the ethicality of the action. In fact, problems with suicide being ethical has spurred many arguments worldwide, and it is for this reason that one
