§ 73. Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what evidence he bases the view that amending legislation to remove suicide and attempted suicide from the list of criminal offences would not be generally acceptable to public opinion.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerWhat I said in reply to a Question by the hon. Member on 6th February was that I had no evidence that legislation for these purposes would be generally acceptable. Experience suggests that changes in the law on matters which involve religious and moral issues are likely to be contentious. But I have not closed my mind on this Question and am continuing to study it carefully and sympathetically. No doubt the hon. Member's Question will enable me to consider further the public reactions.