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POLL? Who's the villain in the Terri Schiavo case?
PHX news | 3/24/05 | AZ Righty

Posted on 03/24/2005 11:50:52 AM PST by AZ Righty

Who's the villain in the Terri Schiavo case?

(49%) Her husband

(24%) The government

(14%) Her parents

(12%) The media


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KEYWORDS: clintonjudges; evildoers; schiavo; terri; terrischiavo
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To: G.Mason
In Theresa's situation, the stomach tube IS considered life support.

A feeding tube is another way of eating.

A pacemaker is another way of keeping your heart beating.

A colostomy bag is another way of....well, you know.

A wheelchair is another way of getting around.

Why is one wrong but the others right? And explain to me why Greer has ruled twice that Terri be given nothing by mouth? And to enforce that, her family is thouroughly searched everytime they enter her room? And there are police in the room to make sure? She isn't being "allowed" to die. She is being FORCED to die.

301 posted on 03/24/2005 1:27:28 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Life support. canned, frozen or fresh, it's good for you!)
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To: Darksheare
Pacemaker regulates a heart that beats erratically. The person has the ability to take nourishment with, or without it, and in fact may live without it.

Theresa cannot live if the feeding tube is not in place, or she is forced fed in another manner.

302 posted on 03/24/2005 1:27:33 PM PST by G.Mason (The replies by this poster are meant for self-amusement only. Read at your own discretion.)
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To: trisham

Yeah.


303 posted on 03/24/2005 1:27:37 PM PST by Darksheare (Gravity - Fear = SPLAT!)
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To: SandyInSeattle
For what it's worth, I think such an action is criminal. (referring to Christian Scientists denying insulin to a diabetic child) Exactly. A life with actual potential gets taken away due to religious beliefs. This fight would be more productive, but it is not the fight y'all choose because you know better to mess with religious people and their right to private decisions.
305 posted on 03/24/2005 1:28:38 PM PST by bukkdems ("My aunt was very frugal" - Benon Savon)
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To: Darksheare

You win


306 posted on 03/24/2005 1:29:10 PM PST by G.Mason (The replies by this poster are meant for self-amusement only. Read at your own discretion.)
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To: G.Mason

A pacemaker extends life past what it would NATURALLY be.
Under the law they passed that would include a feeding tube under the definition of 'life support', a simple pacemaker fits the bill.
It supplants a vital spontaneous function, heartbeat in this case, and extends life.
Otherwise they would die.


307 posted on 03/24/2005 1:29:14 PM PST by Darksheare (Gravity - Fear = SPLAT!)
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To: G.Mason

A pacemaker extends life past what it would NATURALLY be.
Under the law they passed that would include a feeding tube under the definition of 'life support', a simple pacemaker fits the bill.
It supplants a vital spontaneous function, heartbeat in this case, and extends life.
Otherwise they would die.


308 posted on 03/24/2005 1:29:16 PM PST by Darksheare (Gravity - Fear = SPLAT!)
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To: Darksheare; Admin Moderator

Am, can you remove my double post #308?
Thanks.


309 posted on 03/24/2005 1:29:57 PM PST by Darksheare (Gravity - Fear = SPLAT!)
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To: trisham
"Heavens, there must be many more examples of human interference in life."

Not the topic, but thanks for your opinion.

310 posted on 03/24/2005 1:30:29 PM PST by G.Mason (The replies by this poster are meant for self-amusement only. Read at your own discretion.)
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To: ContraryMary
When we give to Congress the right to decide who should live, we are, by extension, giving them the right to decide who should not live. I, for one, do not want to start down that road.

We have already given the courts this decision already (Roe vs. Wade) and look where we are now...

311 posted on 03/24/2005 1:31:03 PM PST by frogjerk
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To: bukkdems
but it is not the fight y'all choose because you know better to mess with religious people and their right to private decisions.

That's not it at all. Why do you presume to know what's in my head?

312 posted on 03/24/2005 1:31:13 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: AZ Righty

You are wrong.

But for all the right reasons.


313 posted on 03/24/2005 1:32:00 PM PST by Skooz (Host organism for the State parasite)
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To: Darksheare
Pacemakers and IV's? You seem to be going way out on a limb to prove your point concerning PVS.
314 posted on 03/24/2005 1:32:51 PM PST by NY-YANK (Get a load of this.................)
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To: SandyInSeattle

I said "y'all", which is plural, meaning most of the people on this thread. Only yankees think y'all is addressing one person.


315 posted on 03/24/2005 1:34:04 PM PST by bukkdems ("My aunt was very frugal" - Benon Savon)
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To: The Hollywood Conservative

Yes, and in the court of law he's still married.

End of story.

Sucks but it's true.


316 posted on 03/24/2005 1:34:17 PM PST by AZ Righty
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To: The Hollywood Conservative

Her parents are not her legal guardians and have been given notice that they may not interfere.


317 posted on 03/24/2005 1:34:27 PM PST by G.Mason (The replies by this poster are meant for self-amusement only. Read at your own discretion.)
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To: KC_Conspirator

No worries. I don't take it personally.


318 posted on 03/24/2005 1:34:43 PM PST by AZ Righty
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To: Ohioan
I prefer the original document rather than your interpretation...We already have enough lawyers and judges telling us their interpretation

U.S Constitution

Section. 2.

Clause 1: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--between a State and Citizens of another State; (See Note 10)--between Citizens of different States, --between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

Clause 2: In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress SHALL make.

319 posted on 03/24/2005 1:34:59 PM PST by frogjerk
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To: Brilliant
The judge following the letter of the law at the expense of a human life is akin to the Boards of Education that tinker with teaching methods to instill PC in the curriculum, while year after year many students are not being taught basic capabilites.

The Boards of Education respond that will keep changing it until they get it correct, but meanwhile many students will not get a second bite at the apple, but the system will return! So also when new laws are passed, the next victim will be treated differently, but Terri will have been executed!

It's too bad Terri can't be defined as an animal, then the Florida Government Enterprise would bend over backwards to save her life!
320 posted on 03/24/2005 1:35:23 PM PST by leprechaun9
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