Cal. Probate Code § 4653

California · California Probate Code · Status: effective · Effective 2000-01-01

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Citation: Cal. Probate Code § 4653, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/894071
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Nothing in this division shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing, assisted suicide, or euthanasia. This division is not intended to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than withholding or withdrawing health care pursuant to an advance health care directive, by a surrogate, or as otherwise provided, so as to permit the natural process of dying.