Indiana Senate Bill 446 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibition against euthanasia. Prohibits: (1) mercy killing; (2) lethal injection; and (3) passive withholding or withdrawal of a life prolonging procedure; by a health care provider in certain instances. Prohibits a person from delegating certain prohibited acts to a third party for the purpose of circumventing a prohibition against the act. Prohibits the lowering of a patient's standard of care by a health care provider in certain instances. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally exerts undue influence on a patient in order to convince the patient to end the patient's life commits a Level 1 felony. Makes conforming amendments and a technical correction.

Prohibition against euthanasia.

Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-15	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2020-01-15	Senate	Authored by Senator Becker

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/446/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/d/1/4/1d14521e/SB0446.01.INTR.pdf