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Tex. Penal Code § 22.08 (2026)

Aiding Suicide

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Sec. 22.08. AIDING SUICIDE. (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to promote or assist the commission of suicide by another, he aids or attempts to aid the other to commit or attempt to commit suicide.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless the actor's conduct causes suicide or attempted suicide that results in serious bodily injury, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1983–2015 · 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× “1996); Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.08 (1994); Wash.”
Rusk State Hosp. v. Black, 392 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. 2012). · cites it 2× “Second, the Hospital argues that even if assisted suicide falls within the ambit of the TCA, it is more akin to an intentional tort than negligence because it requires an intent to cause injury or death, see Tex. Penal Code § 22.08(a), and section 101.”
State v. Sage, 510 N.E.2d 343 (Ohio 1987). “§ 22-16-37 (1979); Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.08 (Vernon 1974); Wash.”
People v. Ryan N., 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9104 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 2505 ; Tex. Penal Code § 22.08; Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.”
Forden v. Joseph G., 667 P.2d 1176 (Cal. 1983). “, § 22-16-37; Tex. Pen. Code Ann., § 22.08; Wash. Rev. Code Ann.”
Compassion in Dying v. Washington, 79 F.3d 790 (9th Cir. 1996). “(West 1983); OR.REV.STAT. § 163.125(1)(b) (1991); 18 PA.”
Noah S. Bunker, Paul Carrell, Everett Brew Houston, Jr., W. Andrew Buchholz, Scott J. Leighty, Jad L. Davis, & Holly Clause v. Tracy D. Strandhagen (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “We first address the Hospital's second In Lowe, the plaintiff alleged that he injured his knee argument because it is dispositive.”
In Re Extradition of Exoo, 522 F. Supp. 2d 766 (S.D.W. Va 2007). “” Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.08 provides that “(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to promote or assist the commission of suicide by another, he aids or attempts to aid the other to commit or attempt to commit suicide, (b) An offense under this section is a Class…”
Gary Christopher Morrow v. State (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). “44 TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.08 .................”
Gary Christopher Morrow v. State (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). “44 TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.08 .................”
— Tex. Penal Code § 22.08(a) — 2 cases
Rusk State Hosp. v. Black, 392 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. 2012). “Second, the Hospital argues that even if assisted suicide falls within the ambit of the TCA, it is more akin to an intentional tort than negligence because it requires an intent to cause injury or death, see Tex. Penal Code § 22.08(a), and section 101.”
Noah S. Bunker, Paul Carrell, Everett Brew Houston, Jr., W. Andrew Buchholz, Scott J. Leighty, Jad L. Davis, & Holly Clause v. Tracy D. Strandhagen (Tex. App. 2015). “We first address the Hospital's second In Lowe, the plaintiff alleged that he injured his knee argument because it is dispositive.”
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