H 4468 General Bill, By J.H. Hodges, M.J. Cooper, J.G. Felder, T. Ferguson, 
P.B. Harris, H.H. Keyserling, D.A. Moss and D.C. Waldrop
 A Bill to amend Section 44-77-20, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the definitions pertaining to the Death with Dignity Act, so
 as to revise the definitions of "life-sustaining procedures" and "terminal
 condition"; Section 44-77-40, as amended, relating to the validity of a death
 with dignity declaration, so as to delete the requirement that an accompanying
 affidavit to a declaration must be subscribed and sworn to by the two
 witnesses in the declarant's presence; Section 44-77-50, as amended, relating
 to the form of a declaration, so as to provide for the appointment of an
 agent, revise the language pertaining to the revocation of a declaration, and
 provide for specific directions in a declaration; and Section 44-77-80, as
 amended, relating to the revocation of a declaration, so as to provide for
 revocation by a declarant's agent instead of designee.
   01/24/90  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   01/24/90  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24