Posted on 04/17/2015 3:53:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush on Friday once again defended his decision to intervene in the case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman whose death capped an intense national debate about ethics and politics, but also suggested that Medicare recipients should be required to outline end-of-life care plans before accepting the benefits.
"I don’t think I would have changed anything," he said in response to a questioner during a "Politics and Eggs" breakfast here Friday. "I stayed within the constitutional responsibilities or authority that I had. We changed the law first and then a year later it was ruled unconstitutional and then basically didn't have the ability to do anything. The federal government then intervened and that was ruled unconstitutional. So, she starved to death."
Diagnosed as in a persistent vegetative state, Schiavo, 41, died in April 2005 after a 15-year battle over her husband Michael's decision to remove her feeding tube....
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Jeb could have given her a stay of execution.
“Things must look pretty bad for Little Jebbie, I see Mittwits starting to mumble about wanting Romney to run.”
Even Mitt would be better than Jeb. But Cruz is the man to do the job!
There would be little difference
That’s right!
... which party do you think he’ll come out for?
It’s not easy to make a hole you are standing in deeper than it already is, but Jeb is doing an admirable job of it.
I don’t see where Medicaid participants are going to be required to do so too.
We both have living Wills, Trust Funds, in place. That very specifically spell out what our final wishes are. With the Trust funds comes NO Probate, and no lawsuits.
The trust for my grandson’s higher education, is doubly insured first it is a spelled out trust, and second his spendthrift parents are NOT the Trustees.
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