Efforts to Decriminalize Suicide in Ghana, India and Singapore
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In recent years, many nations have decriminalized suicide and attempted suicide, including Canada, Ireland and Sri Lanka. The present paper discusses three countries that are moving toward decriminalizing suicidal behavior (India, Ghana and Singapore) and notes the different pressures for this change – in India from the Supreme Court, in Ghana from NGOs and healthcare professionals, and in Singapore from the legislature.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013