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To: superiorslots
Pulling feeding tubes happens around 1000 timer per day in hospitals and nursing homes according to USA Today. They pulled this from medical records. There has also been a bunch of post by Freepers on this is how their parents went.

POINT 1: Judge Greer did NOT order the feeding tube removed, he ORDERED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION be stopped. There is a BIG difference.

POINT 2: When feeding tubes are removed from patients everyday, MOST of these are terminally ill patients in their last days. The feeding tube and food in the stomach often makes the patient feel worse. When the patient dies, the cause of death is the illness NOT dehydration.

AND WHO DOESN'T OFFER A SIP OF WATER TO SUCH A PATIENT TO RELIEVE HIS DRY MOUTH?

65 posted on 03/25/2005 12:18:05 PM PST by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: eccentric

> POINT 1: Judge Greer did NOT order the feeding tube removed, he ORDERED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION be stopped.

Unfortunately, JINO Greer did both in accomodation of HINO's legal request. So the feeding tube was surgically removed AND Greer's order to withhold all food and water is being followed.

> There is a BIG difference.

Yes, and you are 100% correct on POINT 2. Unfortunately the majority of MSM mislead Americans haven't a clue about that difference. So that's is why a number of polls show that about 2/3rds of Americans side with HINO on pulling Terri's gastronomic tube.

> AND WHO DOESN'T OFFER A SIP OF WATER TO SUCH A PATIENT TO RELIEVE HIS DRY MOUTH?

Per JINO (unelected Florida governor) Greer, no one, or they'll be in contempt of HIS court order.


154 posted on 03/25/2005 1:33:15 PM PST by l.tecolote (doing what I can from California)
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