Health Ministry waiting for AGC feedback on decriminalising suicide

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry is still waiting for feedback from the Attorney General's Chambers on the amendment to Act 309 of the Penal Code, involving a moratorium on the prosecution and conviction of attempts to commit suicide.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) said the Cabinet was of the view that the matter would have to be finalised at the AGC level before the government makes a decision.