[Micavaga]

I'm in a debate over on another board, concerning MS's tactics of removing Terri from the hospital early. I have a question, if anyone knows, I'd appreciate it. Did Terri's feeding tube need to be surgically reinserted? I'm almost sure I had read that it had to be, but can't find where I read that.

TIA!

[supercat]

I'm in a debate over on another board, concerning MS's tactics of removing Terri from the hospital early. I have a question, if anyone knows, I'd appreciate it. Did Terri's feeding tube need to be surgically reinserted? I'm almost sure I had read that it had to be, but can't find where I read that.

I was on another board, but didn't fare too well. There is something I'd like liberals to answer, though:

Ignoring for the moment the specific case at hand, what would prevent any guardian who wanted to be rid of a somewhat-incapacitated but clearly-somewhat-concious ward from drugging that person, having him declared to be in a persistent vegetative state, and then having him put to death? Since the death would be by state-ordered dehydration, an autopsy would likely not be required. Further, even if one were performed, it likely wouldn't show much since the state authorizes the use of drugs like morphine on persistently-vegetative patients (to avoid discomforting the staff with moaning, etc.)

Even if Michael Schiavo is in fact a saint, the fact that the state allows him certain unchecked powers suggests strongly that a dishonest guardian in his shoes would be able to have his ward killed whether or not the ward is PVS. And that IMHO is pretty scary.

[tutstar]

If you google "Terri Schiavo gastronomy" you'll get plenty of articles to pick from.