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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Lawmakers and Gov. Jeb Bush have settled on a deal to once again try to prevent the death of a severely brain- damaged Clearwater woman whose tragic plight has turned into a constitutional struggle between the courts and the other two branches of government.
A Senate committee Tuesday approved the latest version of a now narrowly tailored measure (SB804) that would prohibit keeping food and water from individuals like Terri Schiavo who are in a persistent vegetative state. The bill would block taking life support from such patients only in cases where there is no written instruction by the patient authorizing "the suspension of life- prolonging procedures" and where family members disagree on whether to keep it in place.
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Despite differing personal views of the Terri Schiavo case, many Americans on both sides can agree on one thing: Everyone needs a living will.
That must-have document specifies what medical treatment, if any, should be sought if a person is permanently unconscious or incapacitated, and authorizes whether to provide life-prolonging procedures.
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...'s parents, turned on whether the procedures sustaining Theresa's life should be discontinued. ...
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... guardian to with draw life-prolonging procedures. We have carefully reviewed all aspects of the rec...
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..., or withholding of life-prolonging procedures, including hydration and sustenance, for the decla...
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... to withdraw life-prolonging procedures. Section 765.101 (17), Florida Statutes (2003) (de...
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... a living will, life-prolonging procedures declaration, and the appointment of a healthcare r...
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... make decisions about life-prolonging procedures.. It is a necessary function if all people are to ...
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... the medical or surgical means or procedures calculated to prolong his life."(77) The Act, whic...
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Everyone, regardless of age, should consider including in his or her personal portfolio of important documents a Living Will, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, a Durable Power of Attorney for Fiduciary matters, a Letter of Instruction and a Last Will.
... your desires regarding life-prolonging procedures. Unless in writing, your wishes may not be carried...