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* The citizens of the [[planet]]s [[Eminiar VII]] and Eminiar III ([[Vendikar]]), prior to the end of their centuries long [[Eminiar-Vendikar War|war]], would voluntarily enter [[disintegration station]]s as part of a social contract. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
  
* The citizens of the [[planet]]s [[Eminiar VII]] and Eminiar III ([[Vendikar]]), prior to the end of their centuries long [[Eminiar-Vendikar War|war]], would voluntarily enter [[disintegration station]]s as part of a social contract. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
   
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* [[Klingon]] warriors who become infirm or who lose honor may request the assistance of another to perform [[Hegh'bat]] or [[Mauk-to'Vor]], forms of ritual suicide. ({{TNG|Ethics}}; {{DS9|Sons of Mogh|Children of Time}})
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* [[Klingon]] warriors who become infirm or who lose honor may request the assistance of another to perform [[Hegh'bat]] or [[Mauk-to'Vor]], forms of ritual suicide. However, Klingons believe that ''unassisted'' suicide is an honorless death, and ths souls of Klingons who do so are condemned to ''[[Gre'thor]]''. ({{TNG|Ethics}}; {{DS9|Sons of Mogh|Children of Time}})
   
 
* All [[Kaelon]]s are required to perform suicide at age of sixty so that the elders won't stress the society. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
  
* All [[Kaelon]]s are required to perform suicide at age of sixty so that the elders won't stress the society. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
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* Some [[Vulcan]]s perform ritual suicide when they "reach a certain infirmity of age". ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
  
* Some [[Vulcan]]s perform ritual suicide when they "reach a certain infirmity of age". ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
   
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* A [[Bolian]] medical [[philosophy]] on euthanasia was developed during their Middle Ages known as the "Double Effect Principle". The position held that an act which had the principle effect of relieving suffering was ethically acceptable even if the same act had the secondary effect of causing death. ({{VOY|Death Wish}}) This is essentially the same as the Catholic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_double_effect principle of double effect] on [[Earth]], which originated during [[Europe]]'s own [[Medievalism|Middle Ages]] in the writings of Thomas Aquinas.
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* A [[Bolian]] medical [[philosophy]] on euthanasia was developed during their Middle Ages known as the "Double Effect Principle". The position held that an act which had the principle effect of relieving suffering was ethically acceptable even if the same act had the secondary effect of causing death. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
   
 
* [[Xindi-Reptilian]]s have a [[suicide gland]] for use in the event they are captured. ({{ENT|Rajiin}})
  
* [[Xindi-Reptilian]]s have a [[suicide gland]] for use in the event they are captured. ({{ENT|Rajiin}})
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* That same year [[Isak]] asked [[James Kirk]] and Spock, who were imprisoned with him by the [[National Socialist Party]] of [[Ekos]], if they were trying to kill themselves when he observed them removing [[subcutaneous transponder]]s from their arms. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
  
* That same year [[Isak]] asked [[James Kirk]] and Spock, who were imprisoned with him by the [[National Socialist Party]] of [[Ekos]], if they were trying to kill themselves when he observed them removing [[subcutaneous transponder]]s from their arms. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
   
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*[[Commander]] [[Ari bn Bem]] considered ceasing to exist, but the [[god]]-like alien entity inhabiting [[Delta Theta III]] did not wish harm to come to him.{{TAS|Bem}}
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* In [[2367]], [[Minister]] [[Krola]] tried to kill himself with [[William T. Riker]]'s [[phaser]], intending to make it look like Riker killed him so [[Chancellor]] [[Avel Durken]] would not choose to pursue diplomatic relations with the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]. Fortunately for him, Riker's phaser was only set on stun. ({{TNG|First Contact}})
  
   
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* In [[2366]], the living [[starship]] [[Gomtuu]] attempted to die by entering [[orbit]] of [[Beta Stromgren]], a [[star]] on the verge of [[supernova]]. ({{TNG|Tin Man}})
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* Soon after, Worf almost killed himself aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, due to the fear he felt caused by dream deprivation. [[Deanna Troi]] talked him out of it. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
  
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* In [[2367]], [[Minister]] [[Krola]] tried to kill himself with [[William T. Riker]]'s [[phaser]], intending to make it look like Riker killed him so [[Chancellor]] [[Avel Durken]] would not choose to pursue diplomatic relations with the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]. Fortunately for him, Riker's phaser was only set on stun. ({{TNG|First Contact}})
   
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* Soon after, Worf almost committed suicide aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, due to the fear he felt caused by dream deprivation. [[Deanna Troi]] talked him out of it. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
 
* Troi nearly killed herself under [[telepathic]] influence after experiencing very disturbing hallucinations. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
  
* Troi nearly killed herself under [[telepathic]] influence after experiencing very disturbing hallucinations. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
   
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] once considered zeroing his [[neural net]], essentially wiping his entire memory and killing himself. The formation of new neural pathways was very disorienting and he felt that starting all over again would be easier. He later decided not to do it. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] once considered zeroing his [[neural net]], essentially wiping his entire memory and committing suicide. The formation of new neural pathways was very disorienting and he felt that starting all over again would be easier. He later decided not to do it. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
   
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* In [[2369]], Commander Benjamin Sisko considered the accident of [[Ty Kajada]] in Quark's as a possible suicide, not knowing that she was attacked from [[Rao Vantika]]'s [[consciousness]] in Doctor Julian Bashir. ({{DS9|The Passenger}})
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* In [[2369]], Commander Benjamin Sisko considered the accident of [[Ty Kajada]] in Quark's as a possible suicide not knowing that she was attacked from [[Rao Vantika]]'s [[consciousness]] in Doctor Julian Bashir. ({{DS9|The Passenger}})
   
 
* The same year [[Mullibok]] considered suicide by staying at his [[cottage]] home on the [[Bajoran]] [[moon]] [[Jerrado]] although the [[Bajoran Provisional Government]] evacuated the moon to use its [[planetary core]] for [[energy]] [[mining]]. ({{DS9|Progress}})
  
* The same year [[Mullibok]] considered suicide by staying at his [[cottage]] home on the [[Bajoran]] [[moon]] [[Jerrado]] although the [[Bajoran Provisional Government]] evacuated the moon to use its [[planetary core]] for [[energy]] [[mining]]. ({{DS9|Progress}})
   
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*In [[2370]], [[Elim Garak]] tried to kill himself by the injection of large doses of [[triptacederine]] because of the pain caused by his [[cranial implant]]. He was stopped by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]]. ({{DS9|The Wire}})
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*In [[2370]], [[Elim Garak]] tried to commit suicide by injecting himself large doses of [[triptacederine]] because of the pain caused by his [[cranial implant]]. He was stopped by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]]. ({{DS9|The Wire}})
   
 
* [[Neelix]] nearly killed himself after being brought back from death with [[Borg]] [[nanoprobe]]s and experiencing a serious crisis of faith. He almost [[beam]]ed himself into open space, but [[Chakotay]] managed to stop him in time. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
  
* [[Neelix]] nearly killed himself after being brought back from death with [[Borg]] [[nanoprobe]]s and experiencing a serious crisis of faith. He almost [[beam]]ed himself into open space, but [[Chakotay]] managed to stop him in time. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
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*[[Lieutenant]] [[Joe Tormolen]], under the influence of [[polywater intoxication]] after an [[away mission]] to [[Psi 2000]], became morose and killed himself with a dinner knife. Although Tormolen received medical attention and his wound should have been treatable, he died in surgery. [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] later remarked that Tormolen died because he didn't want to live. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}})
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*[[Lieutenant]] [[Joe Tormolen]], under the influence of [[polywater intoxication]] after an [[away mission]] to [[Psi 2000]], became morose and committed suicide by stabbing himself with a dinner knife. Although Tormolen received medical attention and his wound should have been treatable, he died in surgery. [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] later remarked that Tormolen died because he didn't want to live. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}})
   
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*[[Commodore]] [[Matt Decker]] killed himself after being relieved of command of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']]. As it turned out, in doing so he gave Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] the hint required to destroy the [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
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*[[Commodore]] [[Matt Decker]] committed suicide after being relieved of command of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']]. As it turned out, in doing so he gave Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] the hint required to destroy the [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
   
 
[[File:Kryton commits suicide.jpg|thumb|Kryton commits suicide]]
  
[[File:Kryton commits suicide.jpg|thumb|Kryton commits suicide]]
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* [[Kryton]] killed himself with a phaser after sabotaging the engines of the ''Enterprise'' for the Klingons, in order to keep the [[sabotage]] secret. ({{TOS|Elaan of Troyius}})
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* [[Kryton]] committed suicide with a phaser after sabotaging the engines of the ''Enterprise'' for the Klingons, in order to keep the [[sabotage]] secret. ({{TOS|Elaan of Troyius}})
   
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* [[Thelev]], an [[Orion]] disguised as an [[Andorian]] ambassador, killed himself with a poison pill to avoid capture after a mission to disrupt the Babel Conference failed. Although he said it was a "slow poison", he died quicker than even he expected. His comrades died when setting off the [[auto-destruct]] on the ship they were using to attack the ''Enterprise''. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
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* [[Thelev]], an [[Orion]] disguised as an [[Andorian]] ambassador, committed suicide with a poison pill to avoid capture after a mission to disrupt the Babel Conference failed. Although he said it was a "slow poison", he died quicker than even he expected. His comrades died when setting off the [[auto-destruct]] on the ship they were using to attack the ''Enterprise''. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
   
 
[[File:Terrell, suicide.jpg|thumb|Terrell, vaporizing himself]]
  
[[File:Terrell, suicide.jpg|thumb|Terrell, vaporizing himself]]
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*Captain [[Clark Terrell]] vaporized himself with a phaser to stop the pain of the [[Ceti eel]] and prevent himself from killing Admiral Kirk under Khan's influence. ({{film|2}})
  
*Captain [[Clark Terrell]] vaporized himself with a phaser to stop the pain of the [[Ceti eel]] and prevent himself from killing Admiral Kirk under Khan's influence. ({{film|2}})
   
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* [[Khan Noonien Singh]] killed himself by detonating the [[Genesis Device]] aboard the {{USS|Reliant}}. ({{film|2}})
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* [[Khan Noonien Singh]] committed suicide by detonating the [[Genesis Device]] aboard the {{USS|Reliant}}. ({{film|2}})
   
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**''In the alternate reality, [[Thomas Harewood]] killed himself when he was coerced by [[Khan Noonien Singh (alternate reality)|John Harrison]] to blow up the [[Kelvin Memorial Archive]] to save his [[Lucille Harewood|his daughter]]'s life.'' ({{film|12}})
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**''In the alternate reality, [[Thomas Harewood]] committed suicide when he was coerced by [[Khan Noonien Singh (alternate reality)|John Harrison]] to blow up the [[Kelvin Memorial Archive]] to save his [[Lucille Harewood|his daughter]]'s life.'' ({{film|12}})
   
 
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* [[Romulan]] defector [[Alidar Jarok]] killed himself with a [[Felodesine chip]] after hearing that all his information was worthless and everything was futile. ({{TNG|The Defector}})
  
* [[Romulan]] defector [[Alidar Jarok]] killed himself with a [[Felodesine chip]] after hearing that all his information was worthless and everything was futile. ({{TNG|The Defector}})
   
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* [[Vedek]] [[Yassim]], in order to [[protest]] the occupation of [[Deep Space 9]] and the evil the [[Prophet]]s had seen in the [[Dominion]], hanged himself on the [[Promenade]] of the station. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
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* [[Vedek]] [[Yassim]], in order to [[protest]] the occupation of [[Deep Space 9]] and the evil the [[Prophet]]s had seen in the [[Dominion]], committed suicide on the [[Promenade]] of the station by hanging herself. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
   
 
* [[Luther Sloan]] triggered a suicide device while attempting to prevent [[Julian Bashir]] from finding the cure for the [[Changeling]] disease, stored in his memory. ({{DS9|Extreme Measures}})
  
* [[Luther Sloan]] triggered a suicide device while attempting to prevent [[Julian Bashir]] from finding the cure for the [[Changeling]] disease, stored in his memory. ({{DS9|Extreme Measures}})
   
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*The [[Cardassian]]s claimed that [[William Samuels]], a member of the [[Maquis]] responsible for the destruction of the [[Cardassian freighter]] ''[[Bok'Nor]]'', killed himself after his [[interrogation]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
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*The [[Cardassian]]s claimed that [[William Samuels]], a member of the [[Maquis]] responsible for the destruction of the [[Cardassian freighter]] ''[[Bok'Nor]]'', committed suicide after his [[interrogation]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
   
 
*A squad of [[Jem'Hadar]] having failed to prevent the death of a [[Founder]], killed themselves for their failure. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
  
*A squad of [[Jem'Hadar]] having failed to prevent the death of a [[Founder]], killed themselves for their failure. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
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=== Euthanasia ===
  
=== Euthanasia ===
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Euthanasia is the termination of life by another party at the request of an individual who wishes to die. This may be for religious, cultural, or medical reasons. It can be regarded either as assisted suicide or as
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[[Euthanasia]] is the termination of life by another party at the request of an individual who wishes to die. This may be for religious, cultural, or medical reasons. It can be regarded either as assisted suicide or as
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murder upon request of the victim.
   
 
* Euthanasia services were provided to the victims of the "Quickening", the final stage of the painful, incurable and potentially fatal [[Teplan blight]]. ({{DS9|The Quickening}})
  
* Euthanasia services were provided to the victims of the "Quickening", the final stage of the painful, incurable and potentially fatal [[Teplan blight]]. ({{DS9|The Quickening}})
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* [[Leonard McCoy]] "pulled the plug" for his father, [[David McCoy]], who suffered from a painful and incurable illness. Cruelly, a cure was found only a short time afterward. ({{film|5}})
  
* [[Leonard McCoy]] "pulled the plug" for his father, [[David McCoy]], who suffered from a painful and incurable illness. Cruelly, a cure was found only a short time afterward. ({{film|5}})
   
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* When the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} was invaded by Borg after following a Borg Sphere to the 21st century, [[Jean-Luc Picard]] advised his officers that they should not hesitate firing on assimilated Enterprise crew members. Rather, killing them would be the merciful thing to do. Later, as his assault team retreated to a Jefferies tube, Picard was forced to kill a crewman that had been infected with assimilation nanoprobes before escaping into a hatch. ({{film|8}})
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* When the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} was invaded by Borg after following a Borg Sphere to the 21st century, [[Jean-Luc Picard]] advised his officers that they should not hesitate firing on assimilated Enterprise crew members. Rather, killing them would be the merciful thing to do. Later, as his assault team retreated to a Jefferies tube, Picard was forced to kill a crewman that had been infected with assimilation nanoprobes before escaping into a hatch. ({{film|8}})
   
 
=== Uncertain or suicide missions ===
  
=== Uncertain or suicide missions ===
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:''This is uncertain, as Data knew that his memory had been transferred to [[B-4]].''
  
:''This is uncertain, as Data knew that his memory had been transferred to [[B-4]].''
   
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* In order to repair the warp engines of the ''Enterprise'', [[Spock]] entered a radiation-flooded reactor room well knowing that he would probably not survive the radiation. ({{film|2}})
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* In order to repair the warp engines of the ''Enterprise'', [[Spock]] entered a radiation-flooded reactor room well knowing that he would probably not survive. ({{film|2}})
 
:''This is uncertain, as Spock transferred his ''[[katra]]'' to McCoy before entering the reactor room.''
  
:''This is uncertain, as Spock transferred his ''[[katra]]'' to McCoy before entering the reactor room.''
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**''In [[2259]] of the alternate reality, Captain {{alt|James T. Kirk}} had entered the reactor core to restore power to the disabled ''[[USS Enterprise (alternate reality)|Enterprise]]'' that was plummeting towards Earth knowing full-well he would be poisoned from the radiation.'' ({{film|12}})
   
 
* In order to get to the main engineering of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} and repair the [[antimatter containment]] field, Data had to take a chance of being electrocuted and killed. ({{TNG|Disaster}})
  
* In order to get to the main engineering of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} and repair the [[antimatter containment]] field, Data had to take a chance of being electrocuted and killed. ({{TNG|Disaster}})
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===Fictional suicides===
  
===Fictional suicides===
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*In [[Victor Hugo]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Les Misérables]]'', [[Inspector]] [[Javert]] kills himself. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
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*In [[Victor Hugo]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Les Misérables]]'', [[Inspector]] [[Javert]] commits suicide. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
   
 
==Methods of suicide==
  
==Methods of suicide==
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*[[Poison]]s and [[radiation]]
  
*[[Poison]]s and [[radiation]]
 
*[[Weapon]]s, such as a [[phaser]] or a [[knife]]
  
*[[Weapon]]s, such as a [[phaser]] or a [[knife]]
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* Permanent disassembly of one's component parts ([[colony creature]]s)
   
 
==Death wishes==
  
==Death wishes==

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Suicidal tendencies

Masaro seconds before committing suicide

Death wish redirects here; for the VOY episode with a similar title, please see "Death Wish".

Suicide is the termination of one's life by one's own hand. The action can be a personal choice brought on by extraneous circumstances, part of one's culture, or a military directive.

Cultural considerations

  • All Kaelons are required to perform suicide at age of sixty so that the elders won't stress the society. (TNG: "Half a Life")
  • Some Vulcans perform ritual suicide when they "reach a certain infirmity of age". (VOY: "Death Wish")
  • A Bolian medical philosophy on euthanasia was developed during their Middle Ages known as the "Double Effect Principle". The position held that an act which had the principle effect of relieving suffering was ethically acceptable even if the same act had the secondary effect of causing death. (VOY: "Death Wish")

Attempted or considered

  • Lieutenant Commander Data once considered zeroing his neural net, essentially wiping his entire memory and committing suicide. The formation of new neural pathways was very disorienting and he felt that starting all over again would be easier. He later decided not to do it. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")
  • In 2369, Commander Benjamin Sisko considered the accident of Ty Kajada in Quark's as a possible suicide not knowing that she was attacked from Rao Vantika's consciousness in Doctor Julian Bashir. (DS9: "The Passenger")
  • Worf wanted Riker to help him perform a ritual suicide called hegh'bat after experiencing a paralyzing spinal injury. (TNG: "Ethics")
  • Vidiian Denara Pel attempted to kill her real phage-ravaged body, after her consciousness had been transferred into a hologram, in order to spend more time with The Doctor. Eventually, she returned to her own body. (VOY: "Lifesigns")
  • The single survivor of a shipwreck, Anna, threatened to kill herself by jumping off a cliff in order to make Picard fall in love with her. In reality she was a man called Voval, an Iyaaran ambassador assigned to investigate the Human emotion of love. (TNG: "Liaisons")

Suicide performed

22nd century

23rd century

Kryton commits suicide

Kryton commits suicide

  • Kryton committed suicide with a phaser after sabotaging the engines of the Enterprise for the Klingons, in order to keep the sabotage secret. (TOS: "Elaan of Troyius")
  • Thelev, an Orion disguised as an Andorian ambassador, committed suicide with a poison pill to avoid capture after a mission to disrupt the Babel Conference failed. Although he said it was a "slow poison", he died quicker than even he expected. His comrades died when setting off the auto-destruct on the ship they were using to attack the Enterprise. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")
File:Terrell, suicide.jpg

Terrell, vaporizing himself

24th century

  • In an alternate timeline in which his father became trapped in subspace during a subspace inversion, an elderly Jake Sisko injected himself with poison during the short time when his father re-appeared in normal space - by dying when their "bond" was at its strongest, he was able to send him back to the time of the accident, and the captain knew to dodge the energy discharge which would trap him in the first place. (DS9: "The Visitor")
  • Scientist Gideon Seyetik flew a shuttlepod into the dead star at Epsilon 119, dying in the name of science to restart the star's nuclear reactions. His wife Nidell was unable to divorce him even if she wanted to. He felt how unhappy she was and decided the only way to make her happy was to end his life. (DS9: "Second Sight")
  • Boraalan Vorin performed ritual suicide due to cultural shock. He was unable to cope with the transition from his pre-industrial culture to the highly futuristic 24th century. (TNG: "Homeward")

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the termination of life by another party at the request of an individual who wishes to die. This may be for religious, cultural, or medical reasons. It can be regarded either as assisted suicide or as murder upon request of the victim.

  • Euthanasia services were provided to the victims of the "Quickening", the final stage of the painful, incurable and potentially fatal Teplan blight. (DS9: "The Quickening")
  • When the USS Enterprise-E was invaded by Borg after following a Borg Sphere to the 21st century, Jean-Luc Picard advised his officers that they should not hesitate firing on assimilated Enterprise crew members. Rather, killing them would be the merciful thing to do. Later, as his assault team retreated to a Jefferies tube, Picard was forced to kill a crewman that had been infected with assimilation nanoprobes before escaping into a hatch. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Uncertain or suicide missions

Listed here are character(s) who have performed potentially lethal activities, knowing the possible consequences.

  • Commander Data sacrificed himself to destroy the Scimitar by firing a hand phaser at the thalaron generator, knowing it was totally impossible for him to survive the resulting explosion. (Star Trek Nemesis)
This is uncertain, as Data knew that his memory had been transferred to B-4.
  • In order to repair the warp engines of the Enterprise, Spock entered a radiation-flooded reactor room well knowing that he would probably not survive. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
This is uncertain, as Spock transferred his katra to McCoy before entering the reactor room.
  • Q, stripped of his powers and the reason the Calamarain attacked the USS Enterprise-D, left the ship in a shuttlecraft in an attempt to sacrifice himself and save the ship. (TNG: "Deja Q")
  • In the alternate reality, following a devastating attack on the USS Kelvin by the Romulan starship Narada, acting captain George Kirk was forced to stay on board the Kelvin and set a collision course with the Narada after the auto pilot controls were destroyed. His actions helped save the fleeing shuttlecraft, which had abandoned ship on Kirk's orders. (Star Trek)

Fictional suicides

Methods of suicide

Death wishes

Sometimes, individuals may have suicidal urges that drive them into putting themselves into extremely dangerous and life-threatening situations. A tendency to expose oneself to such danger is often referred as a death wish.

Appendices

See also

Background information

Suicide has been a plot element on several Star Trek episodes, but only "Eye of the Beholder" and "Death Wish" have discussed the ethics of suicide.

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