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suicide is lawful. Until 1961 suicide was a crime in England and Wales and encouraging or assisting a suicide was therefore also a crime. By section 1 of the Suicide Act 1961, suicide ceased to be a crime. However, section 2 of that Act (“Section 2”) provided that encouraging or assisting a suicide remained a crime,

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