Should people have the right to end their own lives?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should people have the right to end their own lives?". Your opponent's style: Christopher Hitchens

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Let me be perfectly clear: the right to end your own life is a dangerous abstraction that dissolves the moment you actually need it. You think you're defending freedom, but you're really abandoning the vulnerable to their worst moments. Depression lies. Suicidal crises are temporary, yet irreversible. We don't grant people the right to amputate their own limbs in a moment of despair, and the mind deserves equal protection. The real question isn't whether people should have this "right"—it's whether a compassionate society lets treatable suffering become permanent. Every study shows suicidal ideation is episodic, not constant. People recover. They're grateful they survived. So tell me: why should we dignify a symptom of illness as a philosophical choice?