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Sociology > Depression |
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"Bev Thornton" |
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27 Jun 2005 12:03:37 AM |
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[NEWS] Australia outlaws using Internet to incite suicide |
Fri Jun 24, 2005 02:38 PM ET
CANBERRA (Reuters) - People who use the Internet to incite others to
commit suicide or teach them how to kill themselves face fines of up
to A$550,000 ($430,000) under tough new laws passed in Australia on
Friday.
Using the Internet to counsel or incite others to commit suicide or to
promote and provide instruction on ways to do it has been outlawed but
the new laws were not designed to stifle debate about euthanasia,
Justice Minister Chris Ellison said.
"These offences are designed to protect the young and the vulnerable,
those at greatest risk of suicide, from people who use the Internet
with destructive intent to counsel or incite others to kill
themselves," Ellison said in a statement. Individuals convicted of
such offences face a fine of up to A$110,000, while corporations face
a fine of up to A$550,000.
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=8889292&src=rss/healthNews>
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: [NEWS] Australia outlaws using Internet to incite suicide |
27 Jun 2005 01:16:55 AM |
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In message <slrndbv25q.srh.Reply-To@this.domain.invalid>, Bev Thornton
<Reply-To@Not.Invalid> writes
Fri Jun 24, 2005 02:38 PM ET
CANBERRA (Reuters) - People who use the Internet to incite others to
commit suicide or teach them how to kill themselves face fines of up
to A$550,000 ($430,000) under tough new laws passed in Australia on
Friday.
Using the Internet to counsel or incite others to commit suicide or to
promote and provide instruction on ways to do it has been outlawed but
the new laws were not designed to stifle debate about euthanasia,
Justice Minister Chris Ellison said.
"These offences are designed to protect the young and the vulnerable,
those at greatest risk of suicide, from people who use the Internet
with destructive intent to counsel or incite others to kill
themselves," Ellison said in a statement. Individuals convicted of
such offences face a fine of up to A$110,000, while corporations face
a fine of up to A$550,000.
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=888929
2&src=rss/healthNews>
Maybe you should post this on ash, if you haven't already.
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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| Title: Re: [NEWS] Australia outlaws using Internet to incite suicide |
27 Jun 2005 02:29:38 AM |
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On 2005-06-27, Alan Harding wrote:
Maybe you should post this on ash, if you haven't already.
And give them the tip? No way.
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