Tennessee § 32-11-101 - Short title.
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§ 32-11-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Right to Natural Death Act.” Acts 1985, ch. 355, § 1. Cross-References. Assisted suicide, § 39-13-216 . Construction of adult protection provisions with right to Natural Death Law regarding medical care for terminally ill persons, § 71-6-102 . Power of attorney for health care, right to die naturally, title 34, ch. 6, part 2. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 4-402. Law Reviews. A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die: Pregnancy and End-Of-Life Care, 50 Tenn. B.J. 28 (2014). Constitutional Law — Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: The Supreme Court Reposes the Right-to-Die Issue with the Individual States, 20 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 655 (1991). Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Will (John K. Fockler), 31 No. 1 Tenn. B.J. 14 (1995). Helping Your Clients with End-of-Life Directives: Who Will Decide? (Charles M. Key), 42 Tenn B.J. 13 (2006). Living Wills, Organ Donation, and Durable Powers of Attorney (John K. Fockler), 23 No. 1 Tenn. B.J. 23 (1987). Planning for Incompetency Made Difficult: Legislation Provides Traps for the Unwary (David E. Fowler), 28 Tenn. B.J. 14 (1992). Termination of Life Support Systems for Minor Children: Evolving Legal Responses (John M. Scheb), 54 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1986). The Constitutionality of Pregnancy Clauses in Living Will Statutes, 43 Vand. L. Rev. 1821 (1990). To Be or Not To Be in Tennessee: Deciding Surrogate Issues, 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 333 (2004). Attorney General Opinions. Living wills executed prior to enactment of chapter, OAG 87-21, 1987 Tenn. AG LEXIS 178 (1/30/87).
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