[sweetliberty]

Incredible. And whatever happened with the bill that would drop "lewd and lascivious behavior" as a disqualifier for guardianship that was conspicuaously on the table at the same time as Felos had a motion to dismiss pending on the challenge to Schiavo's guardianship?

[Micavaga]

I have been lurking for some time now, but this is my first post.

A thought crossed my mind tonight, and I'm not sure if it was brought up yet, but does anyone know if Terri listed herself as an organ donor anywhere? If she had, that could be an arguement because no organ donor would agree to starvation/dehydration since the vital organs wouldn't be viable.

Thank you to you all for everything you're doing for Terri!

[Calpernia]

This is a damn good thread today!

[cyn]

REMINDER FROM FLORIDUH VOTER:

We will be vigiling again this weekend.

Don't forget: Oprah tomorrow -- The Schindlers will be on.

Larry King Live tomorrow night at 9:00 pm The Schindlers

[supercat]

Incredible. And whatever happened with the bill that would drop "lewd and lascivious behavior" as a disqualifier for guardianship that was conspicuaously on the table at the same time as Felos had a motion to dismiss pending on the challenge to Schiavo's guardianship?

How many people have been convicted under the "lewd and lacivious behavior" statute for cohabitation within the last ten years? If people are never convicted of lewd and lacivious behavior, then conviction for such is no longer a meaningful factor in guardianship.

A bigger issue than whether someone has been convicted of such behavior at some point in the past would be the question of whether they were engaged in such behavior either when guardianship was being considered or at some time after it was granted. Even there, I think there should be some circumstances when it should not be a disqualifying factor (e.g. if a child's parents are killed in a car crash, and the only aunt/uncle is currently cohabiting with a fiancé(e), I would not say such cohabitation should disqualify that person for guardianship. On the other hand, I would like to see a statute make plain that a person cannot be guardian of a spouse against whom they have or are engaged in adultery.