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GA HB1114
Bill
Status
Passed
5/1/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rich Golick
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AI Summary
- Repeals Georgia's existing statute on offering to assist in the commission of a suicide and replaces it with a new provision explicitly prohibiting assisted suicide, defined as knowingly and willfully physically helping or providing the means to a person known to intend suicide
- Classifies assisted suicide as a felony punishable by 1 to 10 years imprisonment
- Exempts legitimate medical practices including prescribing pain medication (even if it may hasten death), withdrawing treatment with patient consent, and actions taken pursuant to living wills, advance directives, or durable powers of attorney for health care
- Adds assisted suicide to the list of predicate offenses under Georgia's RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, and allows courts to award attorney's fees and litigation expenses to plaintiffs who prevail in related wrongful death civil actions
- Requires convicted health care providers to notify their licensing board within 10 days, triggering mandatory license revocation; health care providers with civil judgments against them must similarly notify their boards for potential disciplinary action
Legislative Description
Homicide; offering to assist in commission of suicide; repeal certain provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
5/1/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/7/2012
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/22/2012
Full Bill Text
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