TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Criminalizing suicide attempts: can it be a deterrent?
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Latha, K. S.
A1  - Geetha, N.
SP  - 343
EP  - 347
VL  - 44
IS  - 4
N2  - Suicidal behaviour constitutes a serious public as well as mental health problem all over the world. Many developed countries have done away with the legal provision of punishing attempted suicides. However, in India this continues to be a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code (1833). This review discusses the various issues related to criminalizing suicide and their implications.
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SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -