The next of kin decided to forbid any medical care, dental care and hydration or nutrition by both artificial and natural means. No sips of water from her mother, no caring nurse was allowed to place ice chips on her tongue.
Yes, and there are statutes in the State of Florida which require caregivers to provide nutrition and hydration to disabled persons. The statutes do not make an exception for 'next of kin' to kill their inconveninent disabled relatives by starvation and dehydration.
But for Judge Greer's order, one would expect the Pinellas County Sherriff's office to haul off in manacles anyone starving and dehydrating their next of kin.