ORS 127.880: §3.14. Construction of Act.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Nothing in ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be construed to authorize a physician or any other person to end a patient’s life by lethal injection, mercy killing or active euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall not, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing or homicide, under the law. [1995 c.3 §3.14] (Immunities and Liabilities) (Section 4)
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-009-0000: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-009-0010: Reporting — implements
- OAR 333-009-0020: Record Review/Annual Report — implements
- OAR 333-009-0030: Confidentiality/Liability — implements
- OAR 847-015-0035: Attending Physicians Prescribing Medications to Physician-Assisted Death with Dignity Patients — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 127.800 — resolved
- 127.897 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors127.html