New bill named for teen in texting-suicide case aims to criminalize suicide coercion

'Conrad's Law,' named for a teen who died in texting-suicide case, aims to criminalize suicide coercion.

The mother of Conrad Roy III, an 18-year-old who died by suicide after encouragement from his girlfriend, joined legislators to introduce a bill named"Conrad's Law" that would criminalize suicide coercion in Massachusetts.

Conrad Roy died of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning after locking himself in his truck in Massachusetts in July 2014. "Conrad's Law" would make"it illegal to coerce someone who you know is vulnerable into suicide" and"send a clear message that this kind of behavior is not only unacceptable, but it is criminal in Massachusetts," Finegold said at Wednesday's news conference.

Finegold said"Conrad's Law""makes me hopeful that we can prevent something like this from ever happening again."

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