Florida § 765.309 Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished

Florida Statutes

§ 765.309 — Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished

Florida § 765.309

TitleXLIV

Ch. 765HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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Fla. Stat. § 765.309 (2026).

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(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.

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(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.