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The law on assisting suicide applies equally to online and off-line actions

(23/09/2008)

Suicide ceased to be a crime in 1961 but under section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961, it remains an offence to “aid, abet, counsel or procure” a suicide or a suicide attempt. The law on assisting suicide is to be simplified to increase public understanding and reassure people that it applies as much on the internet as it does off-line, said Justice Minister Maria Eagle. Following a review of the Suicide Act 1961, the Government has decided to reframe it in new, modern language that will make it... [more]

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