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To: Sun
Clear, concise and well written.

At one time the Florida legisalture, did NOT consider a feeding tube EXTRAORDINARY MEANS. The defintion was changed and now they do. Thus, if they institute the gentleman's idea, feeding tubes AGAIN would no longer be considered extraordinary means.

What the ABOVE MEANS, if anything, in terms of the possible selling and implementation of Phil's idea, is NOT clear to me. Perhaps it suggest a difficult sell? Or after all the HOOPLA, maybe its an idea the legislature would gladly embrace as a way out of a tough dilemma.

3,307 posted on 02/23/2005 10:55:08 PM PST by TAdams8591 (The call you make may be the one that saves Terri's life!!!!!!)
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Goodnight prayer for Terri!


3,308 posted on 02/23/2005 11:02:00 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: TAdams8591
At one time the Florida legisalture, did NOT consider a feeding tube EXTRAORDINARY MEANS. The defintion was changed and now they do. Thus, if they institute the gentleman's idea, feeding tubes AGAIN would no longer be considered extraordinary means.

If I remember correctly, before the definition was changed, the SCOFla ruled that a patient must be allowed to decline gastrostomic food and water; the legislature changed the law to allow that, but opened up things much more than I expect most legislators realized.

Rolling back the change completely would revert to a set of laws the SCOFla declared unconstitutional. On the other hand, adding significant extra restrictions to the removal of food and water should not be a problem.

3,310 posted on 02/23/2005 11:07:49 PM PST by supercat (For Florida officials to be free of the Albatross, they should let it fly away.)
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