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1996 SESSION

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HB 277 Assisted suicide.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Assisted suicide. Creates a new offense of assisting another by force or duress to commit suicide, punishable as a Class 5 felony. Providing the means or physical assistance for another to commit suicide is made punishable as a Class 6 felony. Additionally, a health care provider who violates the section will have his professional license permanently revoked.

The bill allows for an injunction to prevent a violation or attempted violation and grants to the spouse, parent, child or sibling of the person attempting suicide a cause of action for damages (compensatory and exemplary) and requires attorney's fees to be paid to a successful plaintiff.


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