Utah lawmaker seeks manslaughter charge for assisted suicide

SALT LAKE CITY — In the wake of the shocking suicide of a 16-year-old girl in Utah County, which prosecutors say was only possible through the help and encouragement of her older friend, a Utah legislator is seeking to add assisted suicide to the state's manslaughter statute.
Rep. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, has filed HB86, which would make it a second-degree felony in Utah to knowingly provide the means for someone to take their own life by suicide or to aid in a suicide attempt.
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