Suicide Act

A 1961 Act of Parliament (9 & 10 Eliz.2 c.60) which decriminalises suicide.

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As it stands in the UK, we are still governed by the Suicide Act 1961.

Man, 64, who loves life reveals why he's going to Switzerland for assisted suicide; Alex Pandolfo, a former trade union activist from Lancaster, says his early-onset Alzheimer's disease has affected the quality of his life

Under the 1961 Suicide Act, anyone helping or encouraging someone to take their life could face up to 14 years in prison.

Surge in Brits who want a 'good death' 75% rise in sign-ups to 'suicide' clinics

Assisted dying is illegal in UK, with doctors facing a jail term of up to 14 years under the Suicide Act 1961.

Doctors to be asked if they would help terminally ill patients die; Royal College of Physicians is to poll its 35,000 members and fellows next month

He added: "The Royal College of Physicians is frequently asked for its stance on this high-profile issue, which may be cited in legal cases and parliamentary debate, so it is essential that we base this on an upto-date understanding of our members' and fellows' views." The RCP said it will adopt a neutral position until two-thirds of respondents say that it should be in favour or opposed to a change in the law Assisted dying is illegal in UK, with doctors facing a jail term of up to 14 years under the Suicide Act 1961.

Doctors to be asked for views on assisted dying

It was not until the Burial of Suicide Act of 1823 that this practice was outlawed.

Suicide killer buried under crossroads

Assisted suicide, in which the dying person takes an active role in ending their own life, is legal in Switzerland but is a crime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland under the 1961 Suicide Act.

People have what we did we can draw said they admire ...we're relieved line under it now; WOMAN WHO TOOK HER WWII VETERAN DAD TO EUTHANASIA CLINIC WON'T BE PROSECUTED

He asked for a declaration that the Suicide Act 1961 is incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which relates to respect for private and family life, and Article 14, which protects from discrimination.

Terminally ill man fights on

Mr Khan asked him: "If he committed this suicide act where do you believe your brother's soul is?" The defendant replied: "My understanding is that if you do suicide you go to hell.

'Stash of ballbearings bought for hunting trip'

It considers how men construct the suicide act, the relationships they have, their life before and after death, and accounts of the reasons for suicide; the subject positions created by and for the men, such as whether they write these notes as men, fathers, or husbands, as well as their relationship with suicide and the idea of the association of masculinity and fatherhood with power; and the construction of the notes and process of their writing, particularly what they mean, their significance, and the power or lack of it in them.

Discourses of Men's Suicide Notes: A Qualitative Analysis

The 1961 Suicide Act breaches human rights protecting dignity and personal autonomy and should be declared illegal, the high court has been told.

Suicide Act 'breaches human right to dignity'

Medical students were have higher depression rates and therefore higher suicide act comparing with medical sciences students.

Depression and suicide among medical students: a comparison study between medical and medical sciences students in Taif University, Taif-KSA

Having been written in the same context of the suicide act, they are a window to the suicidal mind (Shneidman, 1993).

Profiling Chilean suicide note-writers through content analysis/ Perfil de suicidas chilenos via analisis de contenido de notas postumas/ Perfil de suicidas chilenos que escreueram notas suicidas

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