Is suicide illegal in England?
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horseandponymagazine
ANSWERS: 19
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Yes, punishable by death LOL. The punishment for suicide in UK, both under Scottish law AND English law, is that the person is not allowed to be buried on consecrated ground.
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No. It was once - the would-be suicide, if they were saved, was accused of the attempted murder of themselves and could be sentenced to long prison terms. But this law was repealed a *long* time ago - in the 19th century, I think.
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yes, if you commit suicide, they will find you & arrest you..
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No I believe suicide was illegal ( what are they going to do) but attempted suicide is no longer a crime. The law was changed.
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...its illegal but what will they do?
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No, not any more, it used to be though. something like a life sentence for attempting and capital punishment for suicide. but it's changed :P
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yes but they cant do anything about it...
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hmmmm... possibly >:[ but most likly they just send you to a metal hospital which they would do anywhere
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Suicide is not illegal in England,but it is illegal to assist anybody who wants to commit suicide.
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i think if some one is going to kill themself then the last thing there worried about is the law
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0_o uhhhhhhhh Iron lung is like... to help breathe isnt it? lol
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I hear it's punishable by death... =P
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not sure but i think it should be illegal everywhere
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Only if you fail.
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Not if you do it right !!
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have no idea,
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It was but it isn't any more. Assisting a suicide is still illegal, I believe it can carry a seven year sentence. People who have helped terminally ill relatives to take their own lives have been prosecuted but courts are more sympathetic now & probation or a suspended sentence are more likely outcomes.
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Even if it is, how can one be jailed for it?
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The legalities of suicide will forever be questionable. On the one hand, if you're successful, who are they going to prosecute? And on the other, if you aren't, they could just plant you in a garden with the rest of the vegetables - until the harvest season, anyway. [] Anyone here identify with eggplant?
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