Florida Statute 765.309 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 765
HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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F.S. 765.309

765.309 Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.—

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.

(2) The withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures from a patient in accordance with any provision of this chapter does not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide.

History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 765.309

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Cases Citing Statute 765.309

Total Results: 1

Krischer v. McIver

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1997-07-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 697 So. 2d 97

Snippet: shall be guilty of manslaughter." See also §§ 765.309, 458.326(4), Fla. Stat. (1995) (disapproving mercy…to permit the natural process of dying." § 765.309(1), Fla. Stat. (1995) (emphasis added). Yet, I