Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoFor some reason suicide is illegal. If someone is going or trying to commit suicide and get talked down are they still in trouble or get locked up or sent to a medical facility?message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareFor some reason suicide is illegal. If someone is going or trying to commit suicide and get talked down are they still in trouble or get locked up or sent to a medical facility?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squarezeropointone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·3 days agoI only know one country where suicide (attempt) was illegal in the past (UK). Aside from that you get sent to a medical facility in most countries.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·3 days agoIt’s illegal in most states in the US. You’d get detained, and sent for medical/psych eval.
minus-squarezeropointone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·3 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_legislation Getting detained and sent to a medical institution doesn’t make suicide attempts a crime.
I only know one country where suicide (attempt) was illegal in the past (UK). Aside from that you get sent to a medical facility in most countries.
It’s illegal in most states in the US.
You’d get detained, and sent for medical/psych eval.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_legislation
Getting detained and sent to a medical institution doesn’t make suicide attempts a crime.