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Florida Statute 765.309 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS
Chapter 765
HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
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F.S. 765.309
765.309 Mercy killing or 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 or omission to end 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.
History.s. 4, ch. 92-199.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 765.309
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 765.309.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

KRISCHER, v. McIVER, M. D., 697 So. 2d 97 (Fla. 1997)

. . . See also §§ 765.309, 458.326(4), Fla. Stat. (1995) (disapproving mercy killing and euthanasia). . . . .” § 765.309(1), Fla. Stat. (1995) (emphasis added). . . .

VACCO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK, v. QUILL, 521 U.S. 793 (U.S. 1997)

. . . . §§ 765.309(1), (2) (Supp. 1997); Ga. Code Ann. §§ 31-32-11(b), 31-36-2(b) (1996); Haw. Rev. . . .