Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Section 70.122.100 Mercy killing or physician-assisted suicide not authorized

§ 70.122.100. Mercy killing or physician-assisted suicide not authorized

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or physician-assisted suicide, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.

[1992 c 98 § 10; 1979 c 112 § 11.]

     RCW 70.122.100

Mercy killing, lethal injection, or active euthanasia not authorized. (Effective March 5, 2009.)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing, lethal injection, or active euthanasia.

[2009 c 1 § 25 (Initiative Measure No. 1000, approved November 4, 2008); 1992 c 98 § 10; 1979 c 112 § 11.]

Notes:
     Short title -- Severability -- Effective dates -- Captions, part headings, and subpart headings not law -- 2009 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 1000): See RCW 70.245.901 through 70.245.904.

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