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Mental Healthcare Bill decriminalising suicide passed by Parliament

Healthcare The bill states that a person who attempts suicide should be presumed to have severe stress, and shall not be punished. IANS Doctor-Appointment-Clinic-Healthcare-Medical-563427.jpg The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, that provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness, and also decriminalises suicide, secured parliamentary approval on Monday with the Lok Sabha’s assent […]