707A.3 Acts or omissions not considered assisting suicide. 1. A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses medications or who performs or prescribes procedures to relieve another person’s pain ordiscomfort, even if the medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death,does not violate section 707A.2 unless the medications or procedures are intentionally orknowingly administered, prescribed, or dispensed with the primary intention of causingdeath. 2. A licensed health care professional who withholds or withdraws a life-sustaining procedure in compliance with chapter 144A or 144B does not violate section 707A.2. 96 Acts, ch 1002, §3 Sat Dec 23 12:28:08 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 707A.3 (15, 0)
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