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To: lugsoul

No, you are making an inference that does not follow. She is entitled to refuse medical treatment. She is not entitled to commit suicide, even under Florida law. It is also not credible to believe that she would choose to starve herself to death.


590 posted on 03/29/2005 12:48:32 PM PST by thoughtomator (Order "Judges Gone Wild!" Only $19.95 have your credit card handy!)
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To: thoughtomator
Can anyone other than a doctor put in a feeding tube? No. It is medical treatment.

It may not be credible to you. But people refuse them, consciously and willingly, all the time.

You position has boiled down to either (1) Terri can't refuse a feeding tube or (2) I can't believe she would refuse a feeding tube. Neither of those comports with applicable law.

597 posted on 03/29/2005 12:50:57 PM PST by lugsoul (Wild Turkey)
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To: thoughtomator
She is entitled to refuse medical treatment. She is not entitled to commit suicide, even under Florida law.

Thoughtomator, you are drawing a distinction here I'm having trouble following. Are you saying people are entitled to refuse medical treatment only so far as it will not lead to their death? Many people consider chronic feeding tubes extraordinary means and say so on their living wills.

607 posted on 03/29/2005 12:59:11 PM PST by Randjuke
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