TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Legal bans on pro-suicide web sites: an early retrospective from Australia
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Pirkis, Jane
A1  - Neal, Luke
A1  - Dare, Andrew
A1  - Blood, R. Warwick
A1  - Studdert, David M.
SP  - 190
EP  - 193
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
N2  - There are worldwide concerns that pro-suicide web sites may trigger suicidal behaviors among vulnerable individuals. In 2006, Australia became the first country to criminalize such sites, sparking heated debate. Concerns were expressed that the law casts the criminal net too widely; inappropriately interferes with the autonomy of those who wish to die; and has jurisdictional limitations, with off-shore web sites remaining largely immune. Conversely, proponents point out that the law may limit access to domestic pro-suicide web sites, raise awareness of Internet-related suicide, mobilize community efforts to combat it, and serve as a powerful expression of societal norms about the promotion of suicidal behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2009.39.2.190
ID  - ref1
ER  -