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To: robertpaulsen

I am saying that the exact point when Greer committed himself to murder was when he refused anything by natural means, obviously not "artificial."


The higher courts were more concerned with the "balance" of power" than with true review. They were complicit.




Greer and Michael went past the point of ethically correct treatment of Terri when Michael refused to allow anything by mouth. It was unethical to subject Terri to the medical procedure of the removal of the feeding tube, rather than simply to stop using it. The indisputably unethical point was the enforced denial of natural means of sustaining life.


429 posted on 04/21/2005 4:39:38 AM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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To: hocndoc
"when Michael refused to allow anything by mouth."

SHE COULDN'T SWALLOW! Geez Louise, give it a f&*^ing break already.

She FAILED the swallow tests given to her in 1991, 1992, and 1993. She was diagnosed with dysphagia -- an inability to swallow.

Fluids or food given orally could end up in the lungs, causing aspiration pneumonia.

Face the facts already. I'm getting tired of your repetitive nonsense.

438 posted on 04/21/2005 10:46:51 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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