# Is there a topic ban on threads about suicide?

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-ban-on-threads-about-suicide/963083/5 "2022-04-19T23:43:20Z")

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I don’t think we should allow _encouragement_ of suicide.

Within memory we had a discussion on the topic of _legalizing_ suicide,

> [@Suicide should be legalized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-should-be-legalized/832609):
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> I highly doubt having suicide technically illegal prevents anyone from killing themselves. In fact the lack of information people get on suicide results in their suffering. I imagine most people who are suicidal never reach out for help, or the help provided isn’t necessarily going to help them. For that reason I believe it’s more unethical for us as a society to try to force these people to live than it is for us to give them an option of suicide in a better environment and less painful method. …

~Max

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