Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties.

Summary

The bill creates a medical‑aid‑in‑dying program for adults diagnosed with a terminal disease who meet capacity and residency requirements. It sets a multi‑step request process, gives patients the right to rescind, and grants providers immunity when they follow the rules. It also makes it a Class 2 felony to tamper with requests, coerce patients, or interfere with the process.

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