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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore

Sale of chemical used in suicides of three transgender women should be restricted, Victorian inquest finds

A Victorian Police officer walks past signage for the Coroners Court of Victoria in Melbourne
The Victorian coroner says there are risks in drawing attention to suicide methods, but these are counter-balanced by the ‘prevention imperative’ of reducing the chemical’s availability. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The sale of a chemical used by three transgender women who took their own lives should be restricted by the federal government, the Victorian coroner says, after an inquest heard it has been used in dozens of suicides in the state.

Victoria’s coroners court last year held an inquest into the suicides of five transgender women who died between 2020 and 2021, including that of Matt Byrne, 25, who took her life after a botched back yard surgery.

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