
Arizona ‘End of Life Health Care Provider Rights of Conscience’ Bill (SB 1439)
This law was last updated on Oct 31, 2017
Number
SB 1439
Status
Current
Proposed
Jan 31, 2017
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 37
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 38
Full Bill Text
SB 1439 would prohibit the state from discriminating against a health-care provider for declining to provide health-care items or services that may cause or assist in causing a patient’s death.
The bill would prohibit the state from taking or threatening any adverse action against a health-care provider for declining to provide, assist in providing, or facilitate in providing any health-care service for the purpose of causing or assisting in causing the death of any individual, such as by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing.
The bill prohibits a health-care entity from being held liable in any civil, criminal or administrative action for declining to provide any health-care item or service for the purpose of causing or assisting in causing the death of any individual.
This would not apply to the withholding of CPR for a patient with a valid medical directive.
There is currently no right-to-die law in Arizona.
STATUS
Passed the senate on February 22, 2017, by a 17-13 vote.
Passed the house on March 21, 2017, by a 32-24 vote.
Signed by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on March 24, 2017.
People
Co-sponsor
- Doug Coleman
- Karen Fann
- Jay Lawrence
- Jill Norgaard
- Darin Mitchell
- Travis Grantham
- Drew John
- Paul Mosley
- Becky Nutt
- Kevin Payne
- Noel Campbell
- David Cook
- David Stringer
- Franklin Pratt
- Thomas Shope
- Vince Leach
- Mark Finchem
- Russell Bowers
- Bob Worsley
- Kelly Townsend
- Warren Petersen
- Paul Boyer
- Don Shooter
- John Kavanagh
- Sylvia Allen
- Gail Griffin
- Steve Montenegro
- David Livingston
- David Farnsworth
- Judy Burges
- Bob Thorpe
- Steve Smith
- Javan "J.D." Mesnard
- Sonny Borrelli
- John Allen
- Debbie Lesko
- Kimberly Yee
Primary Sponsor
Organizations
- Center for Arizona Policy — Publicly Campaigned
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