TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Suicide and human rights: A suicidologist's perspective
JO  - Health and human rights
A1  - Leenaars, A.A.
SP  - 128
EP  - 149
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - Suicide is lethal violence. The World Health Organization's recent report, World Report on Violence and Health, noted that suicide constitutes a serious public and mental health problem worldwide. The question posed in this article is, "Do people have a right to suicide and/or attempted suicide?" After a brief discussion of the world "suicide," an international perspective is offered as a way to answer the question and to offer views from a variety of countries. The history of suicide and contemporary perspectives on suicide are explicated. It is concluded that there is no universal answer to the question, but some commonalities exist that have an impact on issues of rights, such as treating suicide as a taboo, a crime, or a sin. A global response to suicide is needed so that suicide is not seen primarily as a crime, but as a multidimensional mental-health problem that can be reduced.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1079-0969
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4065433
ID  - ref1
ER  -