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No, it isn't. It used to be, but the law has since been abolished.
Source:
North Carolina statute 14-17.1.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/statutes/statutelookup.pl?statute=14
§ 14-17.1. Crime of suicide abolished.
The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished as an offense. (1973, c. 1205.)
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo, it isn't. It used to be, as with most other states, but this has since changed (as with the other states). A search of SC code of law does not bring up anything related strictly to suicide.
However, assisted suicide -- that is, assisting someone else in committing suicide -- is illegal.
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