The absence of a declaration by an adult patient does not give rise to a presumption as to his intent to consent to or refuse life-sustaining procedures. This chapter applies only to persons who have executed a declaration in accordance with this chapter. Nothing in this chapter impairs any other legal right or legal responsibility which a person may have to effect the withholding or withdrawal or the provision of life-sustaining procedures in any lawful manner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-77-140
No presumption as to intent to arise from absence of declaration; other legal rights not impaired
Known as the Death With Dignity Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (16 sections).
1986 Act No. 341, SECTION 12; 1988 Act No. 586; 1991 Act No. 149, SECTION 11; 1997 Act No. 23, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.