Pennsylvania · Through 2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)

20 Pa.C.S. § 5426: Death not suicide or homicide.

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Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
CHAPTER 54 HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

The withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a principal or patient resulting in death, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall not, for any purpose, constitute suicide or homicide.

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