France’s Ministry of Equality is considering a new law which would see abusive partners who push women to commit suicide face criminal convictions. The figure is even more alarming when considering that another 121 women were killed by their partner or former partner in France last year. "So yes, the law must punish forced suicide." Suicide therefore becomes “a release” for these women, who see it as “the only way out of their hell”. According to Hirigoyen there’s currently a legal vacuum in France’s 2010 Criminal Code vis-à-vis forced suicide.

Source: The Local October 29, 2019 09:55 UTC