Florida Statute 765.309 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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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Krischer v. McIver

697 So. 2d 97, 1997 WL 414567

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1997 | Docket: 1776745

Cited 14 times | Published

than to permit the natural process of dying." § 765.309(1), Fla. Stat. (1995) (emphasis added). Yet, I