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To: KLP who wrote (106082)	3/26/2005 2:23:04 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (1) of 793897

Apparently, under Florida law the cases are similar. Artificial nutrition is as much artificial life support as is a ventilator. From the Wolfson report: The current, generally accepted applications to terminal illness or persistent vegetative state define artificial feeding as artificial life support that may be withheld or withdrawn. In 1989, the Florida Legislature permitted the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration under very specific circumstances. In 1999, following extensive bipartisan efforts, life-prolonging procedures were redefined as “any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention, including artificially provided sustenance and hydration, which sustains, restores, or supplants a spontaneous vital function.” It is noteworthy that the general principle of artificial nutrition as artificial life support that may be removed in terminal and even vegetative state conditions is reflected in nearly all state’s laws and within the guidelines of end of life care enunciated by the American Conference of Catholic Bishops and other religious denominations.

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