The withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a person in accordance with the provisions of this article does not, for any purpose, constitute suicide or murder. The withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a person in accordance with the provisions of this article, however, shall not relieve any individual of responsibility for any criminal acts that may have caused the person's condition. Nothing in this article shall be construed to legalize, condone, authorize or approve mercy killing or assisted suicide.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 30C. Do Not Resuscitate Act
§16-30C-2. Legislative Findings and Purposes
§16-30C-7. Compliance With a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
§16-30C-8. Revocation of Do Not Resuscitate Order
§16-30C-11. Interinstitutional Transfers
§16-30C-12. Preservation of Existing Rights
§16-30C-13. Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Form; Do-Not-Resuscitate Identification; Public Education
§16-30C-14. Not Suicide or Murder