Posted on 10/15/2003 12:18:18 PM PDT by Brian S
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:25 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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This is horrifying. The idea these monsters could kill her in this manner is just awful.
Then he should be castrated with a pair of finger nail clippers.
Please forgive my ignorance.
Folks, what you see happening in Florida (the disease of liberalism cancelling our founding principle, establishing the judicial oligarchy, the indifference of the Florida citizenry, the raw exercise of power to snuff out a life that an incompetent judge deems unworthy--as if LIFE is now to be the endowment of the judge and his almighty bench, the championing of abortion serial killing as an enlightened way to avoid the arrival of an already alive fellow human being, and more, so much more) is the fate of the entire nation if this trend is not reverse somehow. It is much further along than most could ever dream it is.
What we are seeing in Florida is most disturbing also because so few will realize it is the rule of law becoming the oligarchy of the judiciary. No longer is there a compact between citizens to mutually obey laws with moral, ethical, and humane origins, we have moved into a tyrrany of judicial fiat trumping moral, ethical, and humane. Your right to LIFE exists at the whim of the judicial oligarchs, especially if you happen to be alive at the fringe of what those in black robes consider 'normal' as they ignore the legislatively issued laws and rule via penumbras and social engineering trends.
Oh but there is so much more.....some people live for 2 weeks. In the process they suffer terrible seizures and even hallucinations. They have tremendous pain from kidney failure and other organs drying out. Their eyes and mouth become very dry and require "palliative care", so they put in eyedrops and use wet gauze for their lips.
On one nursing board I read the posts of a nurse who was caring for someone dying like this. She said the elderly woman kept trying to suck on the wet gauze they used to moisten her lips.
Perhaps he really represents the wishes of Terri. But here we have the parents disputing that, unlike some other cases.
I heard on the radio that Florida law gives unusual authority to the spouse - perhaps it all comes down to that, legally.
At work a friend told me her grandmother kept pulling out the feeding tube. So when the staff asked if they could leave it out, the family said yes. And Grandma died.
Ask around and I bet you will find people who have allowed this to happen to family, nice people.
Everything you have said is spot on - except it's not just in FL. It's everywhere in the US, starting at the top with the SCOTUS. How can it be reversed? How can it be stopped from turning into a hell that rivals Stalin's USSR or Hitler's Third Reich? I can only pray, speak up when and where I can, and support others who are warriors in this fight. What gives me hope is my strong faith in God - and my knowledge that this world isn't meant to be perfect. There's another one that is.
Actually, appeals-court justices are frequently limited to reading the record supplied by the trial courts. And from what I understand, Judge Greer has managed to make himself the "gatekeeper" for all matters related to Ms. Schiavo.
"On one nursing board I read the posts of a nurse who was caring for someone dying like this. She said the elderly woman kept trying to suck on the wet gauze they used to moisten her lips."
So this OFTEN happens?
Unfortunately, appeals courts are generally limitted to examining evidence that was presented in trial court. From what I understand, all of the trial court cases have had to go through Judge Greer, and he's managed to serve pretty effectively as "gatekeeper" to prevent higher courts from getting evidence that would support the Schindlers.
" "Voluntary Terminal Dehydration at the End of Life" (manuscript in progress; expected completion in 2003)
"“Terminal Dehydration: A Peaceful Passage at the End of Life,” 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), Chicago, IL (March 19-22, 1998)
"“Refusing Food And Hydration: A Way of Hastening Death,” 5th Biennial World Conference On Assisted Dying, Boston, MA (August 31 September 4, 2000)
"The Right to Die: State Courts Lead the Way Where State Legislatures Fear to Tread," (w/ 2nd author B. Kamoie, JD, MPH), Law and Policy Journal 14: 4, pp. 337-380 (October 1992)
And this is just a random page I found by googling right to die. All over the medical and law journals this is being sold to the professions.
We have been asleep at the wheel, all of us, somehow. Until now. This is why I keep saying we owe the Schindlers a tremendous debt for helping to awaken this country.
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