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Death and Dying Module - Constitutional and Statutory Rights
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In re TACP

Nadia N. Sawicki

Parents of an infant with anencephaly seek a judicial declaration that their child is legally dead; such a determination would allow the infant to be used as an organ donor while its organs are still viable for transplantation. What is the legal definition of death in Florida? Are there good policy reasons for modifying this definition for the purposes of organ donation?

Florida Supreme Court
609 So. 2d 588
No. 79582
1992-11-12

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