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NEW YORK PENAL LAW

Section 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt

 A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when he intentionally causes or aids another person to attempt suicide.

 Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
 

Section 120.35 Promoting a suicide attempt;  when punishable as attempt to commit murder

 A person who engages in conduct constituting both the offense of promoting a suicide attempt and the offense of attempt to commit murder may not be convicted of attempt to commit murder unless he causes or aids the suicide attempt by the use of duress or deception.
 

Section 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree

 A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when:

  1. He recklessly causes the death of another person;  or

  2. He commits upon a female an abortional act which causes her death, unless such abortional act is justifiable pursuant to subdivision three of section 125.05;  or

  3. He intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide.

 Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.