Nothing in this article authorizes a physician or any other person to end an individual’s life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with this article do not, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, homicide, or elder abuse under the “Colorado Criminal Code”, as set forth in title […]
A government entity that incurs costs resulting from an individual terminating his or her life pursuant to this article in a public place has a claim against the estate of the individual to recover the costs and reasonable attorney fees related to enforcing the claim. Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, […]
Nothing in this article shall change the legal effect of: A declaration made under article 18 of title 15, C.R.S., directing that life-sustaining procedures be withheld or withdrawn; A cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive executed under article 18.6 of title 15, C.R.S.; or An advance medical directive executed under article 18.7 of title 15, C.R.S. Source: Initiated […]
