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PUBLIC HEALTH TR. OF DADE COUNTY v. WONS

No. 69970.

541 So.2d 96 (1989)

PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST OF DADE COUNTY, Florida, Petitioner, v. Norma WONS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Atty. and Aurora Ares, Asst. County Atty., Miami, for petitioner.

John D. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner, Miami, for respondent.

Martin G. Brooks of Martin G. Brooks, P.A., Hollywood, and Donald T. Ridley, Legal Department, Brooklyn, N.Y., amicus curiae for Watchtower Bible and Tract Soc. of New York, Inc.

Robert M. Buckel, Naples, amicus curiae for Christian Information Service, Inc.

KOGAN, Justice.

The Third District Court of Appeal has certified the following question as one of great public importance:

WHETHER A COMPETENT ADULT HAS A LAWFUL RIGHT TO REFUSE A BLOOD TRANSFUSION WITHOUT WHICH SHE MAY WELL DIE.

Wons v. Public Health Trust, 500 So.2d 679, 680 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4...

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