{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5426","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5426","heading":"Death not suicide or homicide.","body":"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.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 54 HEALTH CARE","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=54\u0026sctn=26\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"8350d95de36196bbf6f1c7cbf21006198c42d3273149bc268269dd3ae56ee3f7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5425","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5427"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}