as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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But these annual numbers have generally been climbing since 2000, when there were 29,350 suicides nationwide.
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Multiple lawsuits have alleged that AI chatbots contributed to teen suicides.
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“Self-destructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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