18 V.S.A. § 5284: No duty to aid
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18: Health
- Chapter 113: Patient Choice at End of Life
A patient with a terminal condition who self-administers a lethal dose of medication shall not be considered to be a person exposed to grave physical harm under 12 V.S.A. § 519, and no person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability solely for being present when a patient with a terminal condition self-administers a lethal dose of medication or for not acting to prevent the patient from self-administering a lethal dose of medication.
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