KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara has passed two Bills related to decriminalising suicide attempts.
The Bills were tabled for first reading by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on April 4 and were passed in the Dewan Rakyat on May 22.
While winding up the debate on the Bills, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Ramkarpal Singh said there are several provisions which provide that a person who attempts suicide must be taken to a medical facility for treatment. "The priority in these amendments is to rehabilitate a person who is thinking of taking his or her own life. That will also take a long time because it involves a psychological process and so on to rehabilitate the person," he said.Previously, Azalina said the Bill to decriminalise attempted suicide contains four measures, including the retention of the offence of abetting suicide under Sections 305 and 306 of the Penal Code.
She said it also differentiates the categories of those who are incited to commit the actions of attempted suicide or suicide. Other measures include amendments to the Mental Health Act 2001 that will define the post and powers of crisis intervention officers as well as a moratorium for the implementation of Section 309 of the Penal Code until the repeal of the section is completed and gazetted.to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience!
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