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Netflix Inc. removes a controversial graphic scene describing a youth suicide from its popular drama for young adults "13 Reasons Why" as a result of medical expert advice, the company said on its Twitter account early Tuesday.
The show, based on a book of the same name, describes the protagonist's suicide in the last episode of Season 1, with a scene of young Hannah cutting her wrists in a bathtub.
The company said on Twitter that, in the opinion of medical experts, she had "decided with the creator Brian Yorkey and the producers of" 13 Reasons Why "to change the scene in which Hannah would commit suicide.
In an email statement on Tuesday morning, a Netflix spokesperson said, "Many young people said that" 13 reasons "encouraged them to start discussions on difficult issues like depression and suicide."
While critically acclaimed, the series has drawn criticism from groups such as the Parents Television Council (PTC), which says the series glorifies teen suicide.
The decision to stage the scene drew praise from several agencies, including PTC, which also pressured Netflix to completely abandon the series.
"Netflix has finally recognized the detrimental impact that explicit content, such as the graphical scene of suicide in" Reasons Why ", is capable of inflicting child abuse. . "
The American Association of Suicidology and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, among others, welcomed the move.
The number of young Americans' suicide increased by almost a third in the month following the launch of the popular Netflix television series in 2017, an American study revealed.
The study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed a 28.9% increase in the suicide rate among US youth aged 10 to 17 in April 2017. According to estimates, there would have been 195 more suicide deaths in this age range from April to December 2017, compared to expectations based on previous data.
The researchers said the study had limitations and they could not establish a direct "causal link" between the "13 reasons" and rising suicide rates, nor exclude other factors.
The show tells the story of a teenager who left behind a series of 13 tapes describing why she decided to commit suicide.
The graphic scene caused a shock among parents and health professionals, prompting Netflix in 2017 to create new warning cards for viewers and direct viewers to support groups.
A second season of "13 Reasons Why" was released in May 2018 and a third season was commissioned by Netflix.
Editor's note:
In the Philippines, a group is dedicated to those who have suicidal tendencies.
The emergency phone lines of the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation aim to make these people believe that someone is ready to listen to them.
These are their hotline numbers:
Information and Crisis Intervention Center
(02) 804-HOPE (4673)
0917-558-HOPE (4673) or (632) 211-4550
0917-852-HOPE (4673) or (632) 964-6876
0917-842-HOPE (4673) or (632) 964-4084
Crisis lines in contact:
0917-572-HOPE or (632) 211-1305
(02) 893-7606 (24/7)
(02) 893-7603 (Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm)
Globe (63917) 800.1123 or (632) 506.7314
Sun (63922) 893.8944 or (632) 346.8776
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