Source: https://www.vacode.org/8.01-622.1/
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Injunction against assisted suicide; damages; professional sanctions (§ 8.01-622.1)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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24 Injunctions
§ 8.01-622.1 Injunction against assisted suicide; damages; . . .
§ 8.01-622.1
Injunction against assisted suicide; damages; professional sanctions
B. A cause of action for injunctive relief against any person who is reasonably expected to assist or attempt to assist a suicide may be maintained by any person who is the spouse, parent, child, sibling or guardian of, or a current or former licensed health care provider of, the person who would commit suicide; by an attorney for the Commonwealth with appropriate jurisdiction; or by the Attorney General. The injunction shall prevent the person from assisting any suicide in the Commonwealth.
C. A spouse, parent, child or sibling of a person who commits or attempts to commit suicide may recover compensatory and punitive damages in a civil action from any person who provided the physical means for the suicide or attempted suicide or who participated in a physical act by which the other person committed or attempted to commit suicide.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or conflict with § 54.1-2971.01 or the Health Care Decisions Act (§ 54.1-2981 et seq.). This section shall not apply to a licensed health care provider who (i) administers, prescribes or dispenses medications or procedures to relieve another person’s pain or discomfort and without intent to cause death, even if the medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death, or (ii) withholds or withdraws life-prolonging procedures as defined in § 54.1-2982. This section shall not apply to any person who properly administers a legally prescribed medication without intent to cause death, even if the medication may hasten or increase the risk of death.
F. For purposes of this section:”Licensed health care provider” means a physician, surgeon, podiatrist, osteopath, osteopathic physician and surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, dentist or pharmacist licensed under the laws of this Commonwealth.”Suicide” means the act or instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally.
1998, c. 624; 2015, c. 710.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 8.01-622.1 on the official Code of Virginia website.
. . . Estate Settlement Protection Act injunctions); 8.01-622.1(B) (enjoining assisted suicide); . . .
. . . injunctions); 3.2-4749 (farm produce injunctions); 8.01-622.1(B) (enjoining assisted suicide); . . .
HB2713: Death with Dignity Act; penalties. (failed)
HB1649: Health care; decision making, end of life, penalties. (failed)