South Carolina § 44-78-50 Chapter not condonation of mercy killing; children ineligible for "do not resuscitate orders"; compliance with article not suicide.

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§ 44-78-50 — Chapter not condonation of mercy killing; children ineligible for "do not resuscitate orders"; compliance with article not suicide.

South Carolina § 44-78-50

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 78EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER ACT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-50 (2026).

Text

(A)Nothing in this chapter may be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia or to permit any affirmative action or deliberate act to end life other than to allow the natural process of dying.

(B)No child may request a "do not resuscitate order for emergency medical services" as provided for in this article.

(C)The withholding of resuscitative measures pursuant to this article does not constitute suicide for any purpose.

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(A) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia or to permit any affirmative action or deliberate act to end life other than to allow the natural process of dying. (B) No child may request a "do not resuscitate order for emergency medical services" as provided for in this article. (C) The withholding of resuscitative measures pursuant to this article does not constitute suicide for any purpose.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 485, SECTION 2; 2022 Act No. 122 (S.508), SECTION 5, eff March 14, 2022. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 122, SECTION 5, in (B), substituted "No child may request" for "No person under the age of eighteen years may request or receive".