Chapter not condonation of mercy killing; children ineligible for "do not resuscitate orders"; compliance with article not suicide
Known as the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Order Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (11 sections).
1994 Act No. 485, SECTION 2; 2022 Act No. 122 (S.508), SECTION 5, eff March 14, 2022.
(A) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia or to permit any affirmative action or deliberate act to end life other than to allow the natural process of dying.
(B) No child may request a "do not resuscitate order for emergency medical services" as provided for in this article.
(C) The withholding of resuscitative measures pursuant to this article does not constitute suicide for any purpose.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.