From what I've heard (and a quick DDG search confirms this) the switch was actually to get away from the fact that killing oneself has actually been a crime (that one "committed") in the past.
I guarantee you that most of those actually affected by suicide care far more about the passivization of their loved one's final act than a tortured etymological concern.
I was surprised by the fact I actually agreed with much more of the list than I thought I would. Maybe a bit over half.
The worst of the list (as in, the one I agree the most and which irks me the most) is OCD.
Probably because I have slight OCD but it’s still the extremely specific medical term why use it for when you like pink post-its?