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To: Qwinn
Ah but you see only Terri can separate her relationship. Please don't mistake what I am saying... I am glad that they're going to try to save Terri. It's the right thing in this case. But your spouse in this case has primary legal control in this situation, not your parents. Basically, here the government is overriding the wishes of that person who has legal control over someone. That is not good... we've seen it before in this liberal nut case of a world we are living in. This time it is to save Terri, next time it could be to prevent my loved one from carrying out my wishes. Remember it's a two way street...
212 posted on 10/21/2003 1:34:50 PM PDT by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: TexasGunLover
"This time it is to save Terri, next time it could be to prevent my loved one from carrying out my wishes. Remember it's a two way street..."

Have a living will and it won't be a problem. The bill specifically only addresses where a living will didn't exist. I don't care -what- someone's spouse says, a "desire to die" should -never- be upheld by nothing more than oral testimony from the spouse. Infinitely abusable. Especially in this situation, where he's had a huge conflict in terms of financial gain (getting a hold of the malpractice suit award that he swore would be used to rehabilitate her, which he hasn't done).

Qwinn
226 posted on 10/21/2003 1:39:05 PM PDT by Qwinn
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