PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 152
PRINTER'S NO. 964
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
184
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY KEEFER, RYAN, ECKER, METCALFE, SCHLOSSBERG,
TOPPER, RAPP, ZIMMERMAN, BROOKS, GLEIM, WARNER, HERSHEY,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, MOUL, TOOHIL, GILLEN AND E. NELSON,
JANUARY 21, 2021
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 17, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in criminal homicide, further
providing for the offense of causing or aiding suicide.
This act may be referred to as Shawn's Law.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2505 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 2505. Causing or aiding suicide.
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SECTION 1. SECTION 2505 OF TITLE 18 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATUTES IS AMENDED TO READ:
§ 2505. CAUSING OR AIDING SUICIDE.
(A) CAUSING SUICIDE AS CRIMINAL HOMICIDE.--A PERSON MAY BE
CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL HOMICIDE FOR CAUSING ANOTHER TO [COMMIT]
DIE BY SUICIDE ONLY IF HE INTENTIONALLY CAUSES SUCH SUICIDE BY
FORCE, DURESS OR DECEPTION.
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