House passes bill decriminalizing attempted suicide

February 22, 2019 Comments Off on House passes bill decriminalizing attempted suicide

Del. David Moon, D-Montgomery (left), is the sponsor of a House bill to decriminalize attempted suicide. (File photo)

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates on Friday passed legislation to decriminalize attempted suicide. With the House’s 103-38 vote, attention now shifts to the Senate, where the Judicial Proceedings Committee is considering similar legislation. Del. David Moon and Sen. Jeff ...

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Legislators consider bill to decriminalize attempted suicide

February 20, 2019 Comments Off on Legislators consider bill to decriminalize attempted suicide

A Baltimore police officer wraps up a line of yellow tape after blocking off Eastern Avenue in Greektown earlier this year. “I think we’re trending in the right direction,” Mayor Catherine Pugh told reporters Wednesday about the city’s crime-prevention efforts. ‘I’m excited by the work.’ (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

ANNAPOLIS – A suicide attempt is evidence of a mental health problem that needs treatment, not a common-law crime that merits punishment, a state senator said Wednesday in urging his colleagues to stop treating people who try to kill themselves ...

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House passes bill decriminalizing attempted suicide

Legislators consider bill to decriminalize attempted suicide