Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.1021 (2026)

Legislative findings; effective date of section.

✓ current as of July 2026 Cite as: Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.1021 (2026)
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ASSISTANCE TO SUICIDE


Act 270 of 1992


752.1021 Legislative findings; effective date of section.

Sec. 1.

    (1) The legislature finds that the voluntary self-termination of human life, with or without assistance, raises serious ethical and public health questions in the state. To study this problem and to develop recommendations for legislation, the Michigan commission on death and dying is created.

    (2) This section shall take effect February 25, 1993.

History: 1992, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1993

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–1997 · leading case: Hobbins v. Attorney General
Hobbins v. Attorney General (1994) michctapp · cites it 6× “In these consolidated appeals, we are asked to determine the constitutionality of 1992 PA 270 , as amended by 1993 PA 3 , [1] MCL 752.1021 et seq. ; MSA 28.547(121) et seq.”
People v. Kevorkian (1994) mich · cites it 2× “" [1] MCL 752.1021 et seq. ; MSA 28.547(121) et seq.”
People v. Kevorkian No 1 (1994) michctapp · cites it 2× “The act provides that one who provides the physical means by which a person attempts to commit suicide or participates in the physical act by which another attempts to commit suicide is guilty of a felony punishable by up to four years' imprisonment.”
Kevorkian v. Thompson (1997) mied “§ 752.1021, et seq., which took effect on February 25, 1993.”
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