Then why is she NOT demanding to be fed?
Posted on 04/07/2005 2:59:57 AM PDT by schmelvin
"Maybe you could correspond with this guy and tell him, based on your standards, he shouldn't be allowed to stay alive."
Maybe. Just what are my standards. Do tell.
Just FYI if you are interested in being allowed to live even if you are disabled, you need a Will to Live, not a Living Will. A Living Will is a license to kill you outright or starve you. See the National Right to Life to obtain a Will to Live form.
Can you kindly join us here on this thread about Mae Magouirk of LaGrange Georgia?
Thank you, but I think I have a good handle on this.
That's fine that you and your husband decided that...Terri didn't.
Then why is she NOT demanding to be fed?
reread your own posts; it's quite apparent.
They're trying to redirect this thread back to the topic.
Sure she did. To three people. And a judge heard their sworn testimony in a court of law, subject to cross examination and perjury, and concluded that he had "clear and convincing" evidence as to Terri's wishes and ordered the feeding tube removed.
Why are you lying?
Evil laws are meant to be challenged. I cannot BELIEVE that you put the Golden Rule in with laws to kill people. That is just plain obscene.
All I can say to that is, ROFL!
What do we owe those who are not dead or dying but profoundly disabled and permanently dependent? And even if such individuals made their desires clearly known while they were still competent, is it always right to follow their instructions--to be the executors of their living wills--even if it means being their willing executioners?
Great line: "I see that..."
I haven't heard anything back yet - but it is early...will let y'all know if I get an answer:
email to LaGrange Daily News:
alovejoy@lagrangenews.com
editor: Andrea Lovejoy
Tis complicated.
She was initially in a coma. Anything is an improvement from that. No, we can't be certain about the PVS, but there is a lot of evidence to suggest she was.
In thinking about said improvements consider. Only 15% of those who experience oxygen deprevation to the brain recover and those that do have extreme disabilities. After 3 months the possibility of recovery drops quickly and the chances after a year are about zip. After 15 years?
I'm not sure what to make of what she would or wouldn't have wanted. In the end it's a matter of he said she said and as outside observers we only have a glimps of what was said and the summaries made by the court.
Regardless, it appears that the FL law allows MS and Greer to make the decisions they made? If this isn't right, then the law needs to be changed.
I don't know that Greer relied solely on the opinions of the 5 doctors in his court summary. If you go back and look at her discharge summary for example, there are other doctors who saw her and still more who treated her over the years. Hence, it wasn't just the word of 3 doctors who saw her and observed her severe brain damage.
"but they are just baiting you."
Good point mother. Funny how some bait others into a side conversation.
Then again, anyone know if the judge in the Mae Magouirk case sees well, any maladies that might affect his judgement?
I agree.
"too many lies on FR lately have made many wary."
Speculation and incorrect information even.
Getting overly involved at this point is kind of like diving into a pool without looking to see if there's water.
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