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Ala. Code § 22-8A-1 Short Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Natural Death Act.” (Acts 1981, No. 81-772, p. 1329, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-8A-10 Provisions of Chapter Not an Approval of Mercy Killing, Etc
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize or approve mercy killing or physician assisted suicide or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying as provided in this chapter. (Acts 1981…
Ala. Code § 22-8A-11 Surrogate; Requirements; Considerations; Persons Who May Serve as Surrogate; Validity of Decisions; Liability; Form; Declaratory and Injunctive Relief; Violations
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(a) If no advance directive for health care has been made, or if no duly appointed health care proxy is reasonably available, or if a valid advance directive for health care fails to address a particular circumstance, subject to the provisions of subsection (c), a surrogate, in c…
Ala. Code § 22-8A-12 Validity of Advance Health Care Directive Executed in Another State
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An advance health care directive executed in another state in compliance with the law of that state or of this state is valid for purposes of this chapter, but this section does not authorize the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of health care otherwise prohibited by th…