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November 4, 1993.
Rehearing Denied January 20, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Cynthia L. Greene of the Law Offices of Elser, Greene & Hodor, Miami, and Donald T. Ridley, Brooklyn, NY, for petitioner.
Clarke Walden, Gen. Counsel, South Broward Hosp. Dist., Hollywood, and F. Philip Blank and William D. Anderson of Blank, Rigsby & Meenan, P.A., Tallahassee, for respondent.
William E. Hoey, Tequesta, amicus curiae for Watchtower Bible and Tract Soc. of New York, Inc.
Rebecca C. Morgan, Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, amicus curiae for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.
Supreme Court of Florida.
BARKETT, Chief Judge.
We review In re Dubreuil,603 So.2d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992), which held that a married but separated woman who chose not to receive a blood transfusion for religious reasons could be compelled to receive medical treatment because her death would cause the abandonment of four minor children. We quash the district court's decision because there was no abandonment proved in this case to override the patient...
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