765.309 Florida Statute: Mercy
Killing of Euthanasia Not Authorized; Suicide Distinguished. --
(1)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve
mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act of
omission to end the life other than to permit the natural process of dying.
(2) The withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures from a patient
in accordance with any provision of this chapter does not, for any purpose,
constitute a suicide.
458.326 Florida Statute:
Intractable Pain; Authorized Treatment. -- (4) Nothing in this section
shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or
euthanasia, and no treatment authorized by this section may be used for such
purpose.
782.08 Florida Statute: Assisting
Self-Murder. -- Every person deliberately assisting another in the
commission of self-murder shall be guilty of manslaughter, a felony of the
second degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082, s. 775.083 or s.775.084.
Florida's
prohibitions against assisted suicide protects not only the terminally ill, but
also the disabled, the elderly, the chronically ill, the severely handicapped.
Withholding food and water by mouth is a
deliberate act to end life and is prohibited in the Florida statutes!
"Helping" Terri kill herself is assisted suicide and is also
prohibited in the Florida statutes.
Read the Florida statutes: Rights
of incapacitated persons; Change
of ward's address; Guardian
education requirements; Neglect
of vulnerable persons; Exploitation
of vulnerable persons
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