Netflix re-edits graphic 13 Reasons Why suicide scene more than 2 years after it first aired

More than two years since it first aired, a graphic three-minute scene from Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why will be edited for content, THR reports. Though the series has sparked plenty of tough conversations about teen suicide since first debuting, it’s also drawn criticism for framing such intense content through a YA lens—our own Alex McLevy criticized the series for its “sense of affronted self-righteousness about the issue of suicide itself.”

The scene in question, which is no longer available in full on Netflix, depicts Katherine Langford’s Hannah committing suicide in a bathtub by slashing her wrist, then screaming in anguish before her mother finds her lifeless body. The scene as it currently exists on Netflix no longer features the actual act; instead, it cuts from Hannah in the bathroom to her parents reacting to her death.

In a statement, Netflix says it made the edits on the advice of medical experts. “We’ve heard from many young people that 13 Reasons Why encouraged them to start conversations about difficult issues like depression and suicide and get help—often for the first time,” it reads. “As we prepare to launch season three later this summer, we’ve been mindful about the ongoing debate around the show. So on the advice of medical experts, including Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, we’ve decided with creator Brian Yorkey and the producers to edit the scene in which Hannah takes her own life from season one.”