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K.S.A. § 21-3406 (2026)

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21-3406.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3406; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 8; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 23; L. 1998, ch. 142, § 3; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1981–2011 · leading case: Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997).
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Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997). · cites it 2× “1997); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3406 (1995); Ky. Rev.”
State v. Sage, 510 N.E.2d 343 (Ohio 1987). “08 (West 1976); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3406 (1981); Me. Rev.”
People v. Ryan N., 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9104 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “5; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3406 ; Me. Rev. Stat.”
State v. Baker, 135 P.3d 1098 (Kan. 2006). “See K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 21-3406; PIK Crim. 3d 56.”
State v. Goulding, 2011 S.D. 25 (S.D. 2011). “2d at 1135 (quoting Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3406 ). The Kansas court adopted the often-quoted language of the Oregon Supreme Court on this issue: [T]he statute does not contemplate active participation by one in the overt act directly causing death.”
Hawes v. Kansas Farm Bureau, 710 P.2d 1312 (Kan. 1985). “65-28,108 assures that a declaration under the Act shall not be considered a suicide, providing in part: “(a) The withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from a qualified patient in accordance with the provisions of this act shall not, for any purpose, constitute…”
State v. Cobb, 625 P.2d 1133 (Kan. 1981). “” Assisting suicide is defined in K.S.A. 21-3406 as: “intentionally advising, encouraging or assisting another in the taking of his own life.”
In Re Extradition of Exoo, 522 F. Supp. 2d 766 (S.D.W. Va 2007). “Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3406 — (a) Assisting suicide is: .”
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