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sep 11, 1959 - Suicide Act

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Abrogated all pre-existing rule of law designating suicide as a criminal offence; specifically that those who were unsuccessful in an attempt to take their own life would not be prosecuted for doing so.

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sep 11, 1959
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~ 66 years ago

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