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kkehoe5 t1_iy56hk4 wrote

But what is considered self harm? The bill is obviously designed to punish those that tell or suggest someone to commit suicide.

What if conservatives declare that trans kids taking HRT or get a Mastectomy as self harm? Would the support groups be in violation of the new law? I hope there is clear language in the bill that says what is and what isn’t considered self harm.

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Chief_Beef_ATL t1_iy5c0p9 wrote

Some people will always try to twist or redefine words to accomplish their goals, regardless of what the other side does. Might as well try to make good laws like : make it illegal to harass someone until they kill themselves.

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Gathorall t1_iy5w45t wrote

Pretty sure harassing people is already illegal in the UK, and most of the world for that matter.

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Chief_Beef_ATL t1_iy61v1r wrote

Well here we are with an article about encouraging self-harm being made illegal.... and a bunch of people saying it can't or shouldn't be done. :-(

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Gathorall t1_iy7slt6 wrote

Thing is, it is already illegal if done to actually harmful degree. So a separate law would be superfluous, or most likely an overreach of government force.

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vikko212 t1_iy7a932 wrote

how is removing a healthy body tissue not self harming? even if it is the only way to prevent a worse harm, it is still harming your body

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