Current law regarding assisted suicide
A person commits the crime of voluntary manslaughter if he knowingly assists another in the commission of self-murder.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.023.1
2017
A doctor-prescribed suicide bill (HB 524), titled the “Missouri Death with Dignity Act,” was introduced. The bill did not advance.
Text of bill
2016
A doctor-prescribed suicide bill (HB 1919), titled the “Missouri Death with Dignity Act,” was introduced but did not pass.
Text of bill
Status of bill
2015
A doctor-prescribed suicide bill (HB 307), titled the “Missouri Death with Dignity Act,” has been introduced in Missouri. The bill failed.
Text of bill