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BURTON v. STATE

No. 1D09-1958.

49 So.3d 263 (2010)

Samantha BURTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Abrams , Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, and Lisa Raleigh , Special Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Randall C. Marshall and Maria Kayanan , American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami, and Diana Kasdan , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, N.Y., amici curiae.

CLARK, J.

This is an appeal of a circuit court order compelling a pregnant woman to submit to any medical treatment deemed necessary by the attending obstetrician, including detention in the hospital for enforcement of bed rest, administration of intra-venous medications, and anticipated surgical delivery of the fetus. The action was initiated in the circuit court by the State Attorney under the procedure described in In re Dubreuil, 629...

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