Response of medical practitioner, &c., not to be influenced by extraneous considerations
6 Response of medical practitioner, &c., not to be influenced by extraneous considerations
A person shall not give or promise any reward or advantage (other than a reasonable payment for medical services), or by any means cause or threaten to cause any disadvantage, to a medical practitioner or other person for refusing to assist, or for the purpose of compelling or persuading the medical practitioner or other person to assist or refuse to assist, in the termination of a patient’s life under this Act.
Penalty: $10,000.
A person to whom a reward or advantage is promised or given, as referred to in subsection (1), does not have the legal right or capacity to receive or retain the reward or accept or exercise the advantage, whether or not, at the relevant time, he or she was aware of the promise or the intention to give the reward or advantage.
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