September 30, 2003

• New law passed to block concert suicide

  
  

  ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) -- The hard-rock band Hell on Earth had said that a suicide by a terminally ill person would take place during a concert Saturday to raise awareness of right-to-die issues.

  
  

  In response, the city council met Monday morning to unanimously approve an emergency ordinance making it illegal to conduct a suicide for commercial or entertainment purposes . . .

  
  

  Band leader Billy Tourtelot has vowed that the concert and suicide will still take place at an undisclosed location in the city, broadcast live on the band's Web site ( http://www.hellonearth.net/ .) 

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