Northeast Euthanasia Act of 2007
Section 1: The Right to Die
#The Right to a dignified death when blighted with a terminal illness and great suffering is hereby granted to all those mentally sane residents of the Northeast Region.
#If a person shall opt to invoke this Right, they may seek assistance from medical practitioners to grant them a dignified death.
#In order to invoke this Right, the person must sign a notice containing their wishes and must have the same signed by a public notary.
#This notice, along with the relevant certifications as specified by Section 3, must be lodged with the Northeast Courts of Law to have effect, and such notice shall take effect seven days after it is lodged with the Courts.
#The method of assisting a person to a dignified death is left at the discretion of the person concerned after consultation with a medical practitioner, and may include a medical practitioner administering a lethal dose of a controlled substance to the person.
Section 2: Living Wills
#All mentally sane residents of the Northeast shall have the right to provide instructions for the event that they are blighted with a terminal illness and incapacitated from communicating their wishes.
#These may include instructions for the ending of their life through withdrawal of treatment or direct action.
#In order to provide these instructions, a person must sign a notice stating such instructions, and must have the same signed by a public notary.
#This notice must be lodged with the Northeast Courts of Law to have effect.
#A living will may only be acted if authorisation to is received from a Northeast Court of Law, which shall only issue such an order if they receive all certifications as specified in Section 3.
Section 3: Medical Determinations
#A person shall be deemed to be blighted with a terminal illness if three certified medical practitioners certify the same in writing. At least one of these practitioners shall be a specialist in the field of medicine that relates to the illness suffered from by the person concerned.
#A person shall be deemed to be in great suffering if three certified medical practitioners certify that in their medical judgement the person is in such distress that their quality of life is reduced and that there is no further medical assistance that can be given to substantially improve their quality of life.
#A person shall be deemed to be mentally sane if a certified medical practitioner with specialism in psychiatry shall certify the same in writing.
#A person shall be deemed to be incapacitated from communicating their wishes if three certified medical practitioners shall certify the same in writing.
#None of those performing certification pursuant to this Section may benefit directly or indirectly from the death of the person concerned, except as may occur through the payment for provision of services.
Section 4: Prosecutions
#No medical practitioner acting to assist the person to a dignified death shall be prosecutable unless they have in some way deviated from or ignored the procedures outlined in this statute.
#If any person shall unduly encourage a person to invoke their rights as outlined in Section 1 or Section 2 then they shall have committed a felony, punishable by up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000.
#If a medical practitioner shall deviate from the procedure in this statute, then they shall have their medical license revoked and may be subject to further prosecution in the Courts, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.
#If a medical practitioner shall unduly encourage to invoke their rights as outlined in Section 1 or Section 2 and shall assist in executing these rights, or shall engage in direct action to hasten death without consent, then they shall be guilty of murder.
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