Kansas Statutes

§ 21-5407 — Assisting suicide

Kansas § 21-5407
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Art. 54CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5407 (2026).

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(a)Assisting suicide is:
(1)Knowingly, by force or duress, causing another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; or
(2)intentionally assisting another person to commit or to attempt to commit suicide by:
(A)Providing the physical means by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide; or
(B)participating in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide.
(b)Assisting suicide as defined in:
(1)Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 3, person felony; and
(2)subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 9, person felony.

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Hodes & Nauser, MDs v. Stanek
551 P.3d 62 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 2024)
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Legislative History

L. 2010, ch. 136, § 42; July 1, 2011.

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