Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF ADULT PERSONS TO DECIDE THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING THE DECISION TO HAVE LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT WITHHELD OR WITHDRAWN IN INSTANCES OF A TERMINAL CONDITION OR PERMANENT UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION
Short Title
NATURAL DEATH ACT
Date filed
October 24, 2013
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Legislative Status
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Session Sequence No.
32
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Entitled:
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF ADULT PERSONS TO DECIDE THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING THE DECISION TO HAVE LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT WITHHELD OR WITHDRAWN IN INSTANCES OF A TERMINAL CONDITION OR PERMANENT UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2013 ]
10/24/2013 Introduced by Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
11/18/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS;
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, all Senate Bills pending in the committee/s, with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on July 19, 2016)
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