Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.047 · Subchapter B. DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS
HONORING DIRECTIVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OFFENSE OF AIDING SUICIDE.
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A person does not commit an offense under Section 22.08, Penal Code, by withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from a qualified patient in accordance with this subchapter.
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History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 672.017 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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