In the Senate
SB52
SB52
2-13-15
Senators: Mitchell, Mary, James , and Toby introduced the following bill that was
referred to the committee of Health and Human services on February 13, 2015.
Section 1
Legalization of assisted suicide In the case of terminal illness or a patient that is on life support. Patients
must be given a diagnosis of 6 months or less to live.
Section 2
Potassium Chloride will be provided by a
physician, the patient must self-administer the drug to his or herself.In the case of life support it will be left to
the patient’s next of kin, documentation must be provided proving that the patient does not wish
to be on life support.a patient has a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) a
doctor will be allowed to perform a mercy killing if at least one other physician agrees that the
patient is suffering.
Section 3
Department of Health and Human Services will be
in charge or regulating and enforcing this act
Section
4
If doctors are found guilty of performing the
killing themselves even with permission from the patient or next of kin the doctor will lose his
or her license and will not be allowed to practice medicine If doctors are found guilty of performing this
task without permission from the patient or next of kin he will be tried for manslaughter and his license
will be immediately revoked.
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