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To: Jim 0216
What law is on the books that allows death by starvation, especially of an innocent person? If you can show me such a law, I'll show you a law that should be broken and repealed.

Here it is.

(10) "Life-prolonging procedure" means any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention, including artificially provided sustenance and hydration, which sustains, restores, or supplants a spontaneous vital function. The term does not include the administration of medication or performance of medical procedure, when such medication or procedure is deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.

The 2004 Florida Statutes, Title XLIV, Civil Rights, Chapter 765, Health Care Advance Directives, 765.101 Definitions.

79 posted on 03/23/2005 2:41:07 PM PST by Tarantulas
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To: Tarantulas

Confusing law - implies death by starvation is not painful. This is some kind of amoral futuristic brave new world.


82 posted on 03/23/2005 2:46:05 PM PST by Jim W N
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