Article 253 Revised Penal Code
Article 253 of the Revised Penal Code is about Giving assistance to suicide. It is under Chapter One (Destruction Of Life) of Title Eight (Crimes Against Persons) of the Code.
Giving assistance to suicide
Any person who shall assist another to commit suicide shall suffer the penalty of prision mayor; if such person leads his assistance to another to the extent of doing the killing himself, he shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal.
However, if the suicide is not consummated, the penalty of arresto mayor in its medium and maximum periods, shall be imposed.
See also: Article 252 Revised Penal Code
