[TheBigB]

Maybe he could make her a ward of the state, though. I'm not sure if he can or can't.

[wildandcrazyrussian]

The adage "It's easier to be forgiven afterwards than to get permission ahead of time" sounds apropos here. What if some givernment agency or private group just went ahead and DID something? Is it at least theoretically possible that a governor or sheriff or other jurisdictional law officer could enter the premises to save a person known to be at risk of death or injury? Surely if there were a fire at that hospital no one would say that "well, maybe the patients would have wanted to die anyway, who knows". There is a clear right and obligation to enter the premises to save lives if possible.

It seems fairly obvious that we all know that a murder is about to be committed. What is not clear to me is what level of force is at hand to Judge Greer to enforce his decisions to judicially murder this woman? Is there a round-the-clock security guard at the door of the hospital room (and if so who is paying the salaries)? If one of them were growing a marijuana plant on the windowsill, surely the police department would commence a no-knock raid and forcibly enter any premises they desire, even without a murder about to be committed.

So why is it seemingly impossible to protect life and limb in this case just because a judge wrote something on a piece of paper? Am I missing something?