Sec. 7. (1) A person who has knowledge that another person intends to commit or attempt to commit suicide and who intentionally does either of the following is guilty of criminal assistance to suicide, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both: (a) Provides the physical means by which the other person attempts or commits suicide. (b) Participates in a physical act by which the other person attempts or commits suicide. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to withholding or withdrawing medical treatment. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to prescribing, dispensing, or administering medications or procedures if the intent is to relieve pain or discomfort and not to cause death, even if the medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death. (4) This section shall take effect February 25, 1993. (5) This section is repealed effective 6 months after the date the commission makes its recommendations to the legislature pursuant to section 4.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.1027
Prohibited acts; violation; penalties; applicability of subsection (1); exceptions; effective date of section; repeal of section
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)
Most recently applied in 248 Mich. App. 373 - People v. Kevorkian (February 2002)
1992, Act 270, Eff
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