Last week, a 16-year-old girl in Kuching jumped to her death from a building after posting a poll on her Instagram story asking people whether she should choose life or death. — Picture by Choo Choy May
“The current law, underlined in Section 309 of the Penal Code, states that a suicide survivor is liable to one year imprisonment or a fine or both. This archaic law is not only inhumane and counter-productive, it is likely to drive those who attempt suicide to succeed on their first attempt. “This would have three immediate benefits: encourage people to seek help from private facilities without worrying about the financial burden, ease heavy demand on public healthcare facilities, and destigmatize mental health conditions,” they said.
“We believe that ignorance and stigma is the root cause of how some responded when presented with the Instagram poll. Mental illnesses are inherently very isolating conditions because of this low level of awareness and high level of stigma in society.
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