TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have allowed more families to file medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuits. Families shut out by the current law continue to share their stories, hoping for a chance at justice, and that push to revive the 'free kill' bill is gaining momentum inside the statehouse. Under current law, if a patient dies from medical malpractice, their surviving family members can only sue if the patient was married or the patient had a minor child under the age of 25. Those who do not fit that description cannot sue for wrongful death, even if the doctor was clearly negligent. "The goal of the bill was to hold physicians accountable when they committed malpractice, eventually leading to the death of a person, of a patient," said Ho

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