Woman Like Terri Schiavo Denied Food, Water for Nine Days; Hearing Today

Life News ^ | 7/23/08 | Steven Ertelt

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Fresno, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A California court is scheduled to hold a hearing today in a case of a disabled woman like Terri Schiavo who has been deprived of food and water for nine days. Janet Rivera lost her right to food and water on July 14 when a court-appointed guardian removed her feeding tube despite her family's wishes.

Rivera, 46, had a heart attack on February 2006 and she never regained consciousness. She has been on life support for two years

Jesus Rivera, her husband, had been his wife's conservator until June 17, when he was replaced for unknown reasons by David Hadden, the Fresno County coroner.

Jesus, according to a Fresno Bee report, wants to allow his wife to continue to receive food and water and has wants "her body to give out when it gives out between her and almighty God and no one else."

"You can't starve someone to death," he said.

Doctors disagreed and, after consulting them, Hadden decided to remove Janet Rivera's feeding tube.

According to the newspaper, Hadden's office released a statement saying he made the decision after "immense consideration" and due to Rivera's "untreatable and irreversible condition and to prevent any and all suffering that she may be enduring."

"If this were a family member of mine, I would want the decision made by the group of physicians who are taking care of this patient," he added.

In a hearing today at Fresno County Probate Court, the family will request a restraining order to allow Janet food and water until a full hearing can take place.

Rivera's family has contacted two pro-life law firms, the Alliance Defense Fund and the Life Legal Defense Fund to help them with the case and Brian Chavez-Ochoa, a Valley Springs attorney, is helping the family at no cost.

Chavez-Ochoa was an advisor in the Terri Schiavo case.

Rivera is currently admitted at the DeWitt Community Subacute Center in Fresno.

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Jesus Rivera, her husband, had been his wife's conservator until June 17, when he was replaced for unknown reasons by David Hadden, the Fresno County coroner.

And they still have the audacity to claim that there is no culture of death!

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[Seruzawa]

“If this were a family member of mine, I would want the decision made by the group of physicians who are taking care of this patient,” he added.

Right. A group of physicians should decide. That worked out real well for the Germans too a few decades back. Maybe they can keep detailed records of how long it takes her to starve and they can call it “research”.

[Regulator]

If this were a family member of mine, I would want the decision made by the group of physicians who are taking care of this patient

Yeah, but she isn't, so he should butt out.

Just another damn state murder going down.

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[Sacajaweau]

Jusr wait until we get Universal Death Care...

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Exactly, and now they are working at the behest of a CORONER.

[Salvation]

Pray for an end to euthanasia and the conversion of America to a mindset of life!

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Self ping.

[Tabi Katz]

Maybe they can keep detailed records of how long it takes her to starve and they can call it “research”.

All to prevent her from suffering, of course.

[Mrs. Don-o]

This is horrible. I don’t know what else to say. And I guess husbands only get to make the choice when they go along with the real Choice Objectives: to have death, and have it more abundantly.

[moonpie57]

I wonder if they have tried Ambien? There was an article on FR yesterday about it being used to wake people up. Apparently it's helped to somewhat bring a guy out of a vegetative state.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049759/posts

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Though I don't know the specifics on this woman's mental capacity or whether she can recover somewhat this case reminds of the Schiavo fiasco. So called Pro-Lifers lost quite a bit of credibility when they came out so ferverent against pulling Schiavo’s plug. There was no reason to keep that woman in a system that cost tens of thousands of dollars a year for dozens of years. That would be stupid and socially suicidal and most importantly, SELFISH. To let a person drain resources from people that need them is ridiculous and defies common sense. The Pro-Lifers blew the Schiavo case because they didn't focus on the true travesty of the issue and the stupidity of the medical system. If the girl would have been properly rehabilitated she would have been able to walk and chew her own food while her brain wouldn't have gone to complete mush. The girl doesnt get enough rehab and because of that shes a vegetable and we fork up thousands of dollars to keep these people alive.

That was the travesty, not that a lifeless brain was aloud to pass.

[Rca2000]

I think it is a VERY proper time to put this up again...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1368549/posts

[isrul]

Yeah. That's pretty blatant.

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So called Pro-Lifers lost quite a bit of credibility when they came out so ferverent against pulling Schiavo’s plug.

I notice that you joined Free Republic YESTERDAY, so maybe you were under the impression that this is a pro-death forum -- you would be WRONG.

There was no reason to keep that woman in a system that cost tens of thousands of dollars a year for dozens of years.

Terri's estranged, adulterous and abusive spent MORE MONEY KILLING HER than a feeding tube would have cost for the remainder of her life.

To let a person drain resources from people that need them is ridiculous and defies common sense. . . The girl doesnt get enough rehab and because of that shes a vegetable and we fork up thousands of dollars to keep these people alive.

You will be pleased to know that you are not the first person to make this argument:

“This person suffering from hereditary defects costs the people 60,000 Reichmarks during his lifetime. People, that is your money. Read ‘New People’.”

[Dante3]

You would not have needed to fork out any money to keep Terri alive. Germany offered to take care of her at no cost.

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In 1993 Theresa Schindler-Schiavo’s Medical Rehabilitation Trust Account held over $761,000, this was HER MONEY AND HERS ALONE.

A feeding tube costs over $30,000 per year including medical procedures, Terri’s family was willing to care for her at home. The interest alone would pay for this.