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Oregon Revised Statutes Crimes and Punishments § 163.193

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person commits the crime of assisting another person to commit suicide if the person knowingly sells, or otherwise transfers for consideration, any substance or object, that is capable of causing death, to another person for the purpose of assisting the other person to commit suicide.

(2) This section does not apply to a person:

(a) Acting pursuant to a court order, an advance directive or power of attorney for health care pursuant to ORS 127.505 to 127.660 or a POLST, as defined in ORS 127.663;

(b) Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining procedures or artificially administered nutrition and hydration pursuant to ORS 127.505 to 127.660; or

(c) Acting in accordance with the provisions of ORS 127.800 to 127.897.

(3) Assisting another person to commit suicide is a Class B felony.

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