physician-hastened-death

[Stan]

AKA physician-assisted suicide...

The question that just popped into my head, would this count as suicide on life insurances and annual the coverage?

 

Jut a question..

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

I believe in Oregon the 2 year exclusionary clause following the beginning of the policy would preclude paying for deaths from the use of the Death with Dignity, even though it's legal.

When the Death with Dignity is performed after the 2 year clause is over,  it's my understanding that the life insurance policy would pay the benefits to the beneficiaries.

[Outta Here]

Probably varies from policy to policy. Best to check with your provider(s) before deciding.

[pierrepaul]

In Quebec, life insurance policies also cannot exclude suicide if the suicide occurs more than 2 years after the policy is issued. I would expect different provinces and different states may have different legislation.

[pierrepaul]

Bill C-14 was introduced into the Canadian House of Commons this morning. Bill C-14; Text

This is the legislative response to the Supreme Court decision in Carter v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 5 which ruled that the prohibition on physician-assisted suicide violated the right to "life, liberty and security of the person" guaranteed by section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Quebec had previously adopted legislation along these lines (in Canada, healthcare is a provincial matter), but until recently the Quebec law was ineffective as long as the criminal law prohibition remained in force (in Canada, criminal law is a federal matter).

It is expected that Bill C-14 will be passed into law before June 6, 2016, the deadline the court set for the federal Parliament to act.