[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

It seems pretty black-and-white, denying food to a disabled adult is felony manslaughter.

Chapter 765 HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES specifies conditions under which "life prolonging procedures" need not be provided, but it's a stretch to say that withholding of food or nutrition via feeding tube is a "life prolonging procedure".

I have read here that under Florida law, a feeding tube is considered artificial life-sustaining equipment. (Peach, can you please confirm?)

I think this is just as crazy as you do - believe me. But I don't think it's illegal under Florida law...and that's the real problem.

[MTOrlando]

I have read here that under Florida law, a feeding tube is considered artificial life-sustaining equipment. (Peach, can you please confirm?)

I have "heard" that also, but I couldn't find any reference to it in the statues. If it is "law", it's the kind of law handed down from the bench, not passed by the legislature.

Regardless, the matter of oral feeding comes up - as this was prohibited by judicial fiat, and the local police are enforcing the court order, it would be entirely reasonable to consider all of them party to an attempt to commit manslaughter under the statutes I cited before.

[smoothsailing]

I have heard claims that the feeding tube is considered ALSE. It may be,but then so is the air we breathe, I suppose, were Greer to proclaim it so.