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Why Is Suicide Taboo in Speech but Regulated in Policy?

Why Is Suicide Taboo in Speech but Regulated in Policy?
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield in a file photo. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times
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Most people hesitate when the word “suicide” comes up. Parents worry about saying the wrong thing. Teachers worry about planting ideas. Online platforms step in with warnings, blurred screens, and hotline banners. Suicide is treated as a subject that must be handled delicately, if it is discussed at all.

Kay Rubacek
Kay Rubacek
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Kay Rubacek is an award-winning educator, filmmaker, author, and mother. Detained in a Chinese prison in 2001 for her human-rights advocacy, she has since dedicated her work to exposing the systems and ideologies that diminish human life and human sovereignty. She has been a contributor to The Epoch Times since 2010.