HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 2131
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
The Committee on Judiciary offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
14 Remove from the bill: Everything after the enacting clause
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16 and insert in lieu thereof:
17 Section 1. End-of-life care.--
18 (1)(a) The Legislature finds that Florida, as the
19 fourth most populous state, is highly diverse with regard to
20 race, ethnicity, urban and rural locales, religious practices,
21 and cultural traditions. Florida has the largest percentage of
22 elderly residents, the third largest incidence of AIDS, and
23 the fourth highest death rates from heart disease and chronic
24 obstructive pulmonary disease in the nation.
That's why it isn't a coincidence that Florida has been targeted by the pro-euthanasia crowd. It has the largest number of elderly residents.
FL is also No. 3 in abortion though it is No. 4 in population. Only CA and NY have more abortions.