Year: 1994 Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal, v.112, no.3, (July-September 1994), p.580-586 SIEC No: 20090651

From May 1985-May 1989, 126 autopsies were parformed at the Sao Paulo City morgue on individuals with AIDS whose unnatural deaths had prompted police investigations. 29 deaths resulted from suicide. Various methods of suicide were used & the majority of victims were still in the initial stages of the disease. Attention is drawn to both the legal & social issues affecting AIDS victims. (34 refs.)