02 November 2007

Suicide Tourism

Nope, it's not what you think... not a terrorist in the bunch.
Out-of-towners traveling to New York City specifically to commit suicide have accounted for 5.3 percent of city suicides and more than 10 percent of all Manhattan suicides since 1990, according to a new research study.

The new study suggests that some people may “seek the opportunity for suicide outside their proximal environment and often in well-known places.”
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RELATED: And since we're talking suicide
The World Federation, founded in 1980, consists of 38 right to die organisations from 23 countries.

The Federation provides an international link for organisations working to secure or protect the rights of individuals to self-determination at the end of their lives.

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