Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize or approve mercy killing, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-77-130
Chapter not to be construed to authorize or approve mercy killing
Known as the Death With Dignity Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (16 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Vacco v. Quill (1997)
Most recently applied in Vacco v. Quill (June 1997)
1986 Act No. 341, SECTION 11; 1988 Act No. 586.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.