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    Netflix Cuts Controversial Suicide Scene From '13 Reasons Why'

    The show is centered on the suicide of a teenage girl, and the first season's finale shows her taking her own life. Several organizations raised concerns that it could romanticize suicide.
    by Merrit Kennedy Jul 16, 2019 2 minutes

    Two years after it released the first season of the show 13 Reasons Why with a graphic suicide scene, Netflix has announced that it has edited it out.

    The show is centered on the suicide of fictional teen Hannah Baker, and the first season's finale shows her taking her own life. Several organizations, including the National Association of School that it could romanticize suicide for vulnerable teens.

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