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Known as the Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act
The act spans §§ 31-32-1 to 31-32-9 (14 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Compassion in Dying v. Washington (1996)
Most recently applied in State v. Abella. (December 2019)
— Code 1981, § 31-32-1, enacted by Ga
Tortious maintenance or removal of life supports, 58 A.L.R.4th 222.
Propriety of, and liability related to, issuance or enforcement of do not resuscitate orders, 46 A.L.R.5th 793.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act.”
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.