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We can also write letters to editors to ask readers to call their Florida House and Senate representatives to ask them to support HB701.

HB701 "declares that an incompetent person is presumed to have directed health care providers to provide the necessary nutrition and hydration to sustain life; prohibits a court, proxy, or surrogate from withholding or withdrawing nutrition or hydration except under specified circumstances; provides that the presumption to provide nutrition and hydration is inapplicable under certain circumstances; conforms provisions to changes made by the act; declares that the act supersedes existing court orders otherwise applicable on or after the effective date of the act."

Here is contact info. for diocesan newspapers in Florida:

Archdiocese of Miami
The Florida Catholic
9401 Biscayne Blvd
Miami FL 33138
Tel: (305) 757-6241; FAX: (305) 762-1132
E-mail: arsoto@miamiarch.org
Published bi-weekly, circulation 29,050

Diocese of Orlando
The Florida Catholic
498 S Lake Destiny Rd
Orlando FL 32810
Tel: (888) 275-9953; (407) 660-9141
FAX: (407) 660-2977
E-mail: jgreen@orlandodiocese.org
Published bi-weekly, circulation 135,320

Diocese of Palm Beach
The Florida Catholic
9999 N Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410
Tel: (561) 775-9528; FAX: (561) 775-9502
E-mail: flcathpb@aol.com
Published bi-weekly, circulation 15,890

Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
The Florida Catholic
11 North B Street
Pensacola FL 32501
Tel: (850) 435-3500; FAX: (850) 435-7756
Published bi-weekly, circulation 9,960

Diocese of St. Petersburg
The Florida Catholic
PO Box 43022
St. Petersburg FL 33743-3022
Tel: (727) 345-3338; FAX: (727) 347-8316
E-mail: SheltonJ@dosp.org
Published bi-weekly, circulation 26,020

Diocese of Venice
The Florida Catholic
1000 Pinebrook Road
Venice FL 34292
Tel: (941) 484-9543; FAX: (941) 484-1121
E-mail: felton@dioceseofvenice.org
Published bi-weekly, circulation 16,000+