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March 13, 2005

House Bill 701

House Bill 701, titled "An act relating to the withholding or withdrawal of nutrition or hydration from incompetent persons" is scheduled to be heard in two committees this week. They are the House Judiciary Committee and the Health & Families Council.

If you are in Florida, or if you are a healthcare advocate outside of Florida and would like to encourage the legislators to give favorable consideration of this bill, I follow with their contact details.

The Judiciary Committee will hear the bill on Monday, March 14, 2005 at 3.30pm.

The Health and Families Council will hear the bill on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 9.30am.

The amended version of House Bill 701 in PDF format can be obtained here.

Judiciary Committee
Name	Email	Phone
David Simmons	david.simmons@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-2231
Juan-Carlos Planas	juancarlos.planas@mygloridahouse.gov	850-488-3616
Kevin Ambler	kevin.ambler@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0275
Dennis Baxley	dennis.baxley@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0335
Frederick Brummer	frederick.brummer@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-2023
Dan Gelber	dan.gelber@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0690
Michael Grant	michael.grant@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0060
Jeffrey Kottkamp	jeffrey.kottkamp@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-7433
Sheri McInvale	sheri.mcinvale@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0660
Joe Pickens	joe.pickens@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0665
Curtis Richardson	curtis.richardson@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-1798
Dennis Ross	dennis.ross@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-9890
John Seiler	john.seiler@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0880

Health and Families Council
Name	Email	Phone
Anna Holliday Benson	anna.holliday.benson@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0895
Ed Homan	ed.homan@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-3087
Aaron Bean	aaron.bean@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-6920
Mary Brandenburg	mary.brandenburg@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0260
Bill Galvano	bill.galvano@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-4086
Rene Garcia	rene.garcia@myfloridahouse.gov	850-487-2197
Hugh Gibson	hugh.gibson@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-5991
Gayle Harrell	gayle.harrell@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-8749
Julio Robaina	julio.robaina@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-6506
Eleanor Sobel	eleanor.sobel@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-0465
Vana Shelley	vana.shelley@myfloridahouse.gov	850-488-4791

Posted by tim at March 13, 2005 4:45 PM

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Giving someone food and water could hardly be considered extraordinary measures. If so, everyone alive right now is alive because of "extraordinary measures". Food and water...basic humane treatment.

Posted by: Karen at March 20, 2005 12:37 PM

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