I was being straightforward with you, not evading. I first thought you were referring to federal intervention. Nor am I at all sure what one has to do with the other. I thought I explained the dichotomy between Soros' PDIA grants and Soros' political beliefs. My belief is that it was none of the federal governments business! Bad things can happen in accord with the Tenth Amendment. If the federal government is the be all and end all, then we are not a republic. If states have any rights as per the Tenth Amendment, but those rights must be first approved by the federal government, then they have no rights. I have no idea how Cruzan's father felt or feels.
From Research Thread:
31-9-1.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Medical Consent Law.'
31-9-2.
(a) In addition to such other persons as may be authorized and empowered, any one of the following persons is authorized and
empowered to consent, either orally or otherwise, to any surgical or medical treatment or procedures not prohibited by law which
may be suggested, recommended, prescribed, or directed by a duly licensed physician:
(1) Any adult, for himself, whether by living will or otherwise;
(1.1) Any person authorized to give such consent for the adult under a health care agency complying with Chapter 36 of Title 31,
the 'Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Act';
(2) In the absence or unavailability of a living spouse, any parent, whether an adult or a minor, for his minor child;
(3) Any married person, whether an adult or a minor, for himself and for his spouse;
(4) Any person temporarily standing in loco parentis, whether formally serving or not, for the minor under his care; and any
guardian, for his ward;
(5) Any female, regardless of age or marital status, for herself when given in connection with pregnancy, or the prevention thereof,
or childbirth;
(6) Upon the inability of any adult to consent for himself and in the absence of any person to consent under paragraphs (2) through
(5) of this subsection, the following persons in the following order of priority:
(A) Any adult child for his parents;
(B) Any parent for his adult child;
(C) Any adult for his brother or sister; or
(D) Any grandparent for his grandchild.
Nope. Grandchildren are not specifically listed as having medical power in the absence of a written medical power.
But in this case, the hospital and hospice are covered, because they acted in good faith on the representations of Gaddy. Further, any actions now
are taken in accoradance with orders of a court-appointed guardian; so the defaults listed in the statute are no loner operable.
http://georgiamalpractice.com/codes/code-informedconsentlaw.htm
84 posted on 04/09/2005 7:16:55 AM PDT by Cboldt
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I can tell you how Nancy Cruzan's father feels. He felt like the government was stepping into his private life and trampleing his rights as a father to properly care and make decisions for his daughter.
I just picked DeLay's name out because he was at the head of the movement for government interferance. It was an arbitrary pick I did mean the government as a whole.