H 4468 Session 108 (1989-1990)
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
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