{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.5660","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5660","heading":"Scope of part; limitation.","body":"Sec. 5660.\n\nThis part does not do the following:\n\nImpair or supersede a legal right a parent, patient, patient advocate, legal guardian, or other individual may have to consent to or refuse medical treatment on behalf of another.\n\nCreate a presumption about the desire of a patient who has reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness to receive or refuse medical treatment, regardless of the ability of the patient to participate in medical treatment decisions.\n\nLimit the ability of a court making a determination about a decision of a patient who has reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness to take into consideration all of the following state interests:\n\nThe preservation of life.\n\nThe prevention of suicide.\n\nThe protection of innocent third parties.\n\nThe preservation of the integrity of the medical profession.\n\nCondone, authorize, or approve suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, or euthanasia.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-5660","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ac34563ddd84c7addc47632cdda9c6289c6cbd0f3807ea13cbca870c1930d371","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.5659","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.5661"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}