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Fla. Stat. § 765.309

Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished

Known as the Florida Health Care Surrogate Act

The act spans §§ 765.101 to 765.547 (54 sections).

History.--s. 4, ch. 92-199.

(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.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.