Interesting takes on the situation. I kinda lean with Ben in that if Joe stopped taking the meds with the intention of hastening his demise it could be construed as suicide. But like others said, if he just hates big pharma, if he hates the side effects, then his intentions are different. And as the Ladybug says he could still stroke out even with the meds.
Of course the flip side of this question is, if Joe has a fatal disease, and without meds he's expected to live only months but with them he could live longer, is he committing suicide by not taking the meds? Again that probably falls on his intentions. But as BarlyGurl says, "No one is guaranteed a "life" living beyond the time the Lord has given each one". The question that then brings up, are taking life prolonging meds part of God's plan for our lives?
Warrior thanks for the well wishes. How'd you know I needed that? 'Cause according to some the gift of knowledge and revelation are dead