Florida House passes tube-feeding law

Associated Press ^ | October 20, 2003 | By JACKIE HALLIFAX

[JohnHuang2]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.myfloridahouse.com/FloorVote.aspx?voteid=3425

House Floor Vote

(The Roll call)

[Mo1]

The Senate needs to act ASAP!

BUMP ..

[CDHart]

What a self-satisfied politician he looks like!

Carolyn

[SwordofTruth]

In that state a human being can go a remarkably long time without being permanently damaged by lack of food and water.

Do you have any references to back this up?

[ordinaryguy]

Please keep us posted - I can't listen in.

[OXENinFLA]

The FL Senate web page says in convenes @ 6;45 PM tonight.

[stainlessbanner]

Keep up posted on today's FLA-Senate meeting!

[ordinaryguy]

Should there be a new, live thread for this?

[ordinaryguy]

They aren't discussing Terri's Bill this morning? They were supposed to do that first thing.

[krunkygirl]

BUMP for miracles

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.flsenate.gov/Welcome/index.cfm

[ordinaryguy]

I see it, but this page still reads 8:00AM. What are you getting from the feed?

[MarMema]

Where are they?

[ordinaryguy]

Hey, didn't you just go to bed? :)

We don't know if they are meeting this morning.

[MarMema]

I set my alarm.

[ClintonBeGone]

The catch is that she's not actually in a persistent vegetative state.

It's more than a catch - it could be the achilles heal of this legislative effort. How much do you want to bet the ACLU pro-death liberals will make this claim in their filings as soon as this law is enacted? They'll argue the other side of the coin and find a willing black-robe-wearing partner (in death).

[MarMema]

They can't wait till tonight! It's too long.

[ordinaryguy]

The bill reads:

(b) The court has found that patient to be in a persistent vegetative state;

Hence, she doesn't need to be in a PVS. The court only needs to have declared that she is - which it has.

[ClintonBeGone]

I don't see how that could possibly happen. Federal courts have already refused to hear the appeals.

That was different. They've known they have a pro-death state judge backing them up. Now, things have changed. She might be 'disenfranchised' in her 'right to die' or some other made up reason for them to take the case.

[OXENinFLA]

S12-E GENERAL BILL by Webster (Similar H 0035-E) Governor/One-time Stay; authorizes Governor to issue one-time stay to prevent withholding of nutrition & hydration under certain circumstances; provides for expiration of stay; authorizes Governor to lift stay at any time; provides for revocation of stay; provides that person is not civilly liable & is not subject to regulatory or disciplinary sanctions for taking action in compliance with any such stay. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 10/20/03 SENATE Filed; Referred to Rules and Calendar; On Committee agenda-- Rules and Calendar, 10/21/03, 8:00 am, 37-S


maybe they asre talking about it now. It'd be nice to hear what they're saying.