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To: billbears

I don't believe you billbears. I know you better than that. I don't think you know enough about this case. That is the only thing I can think of in your defense.


2,649 posted on 03/21/2005 8:04:08 PM PST by bjs1779 (I fed Terri small mouthfuls of Jello, which she swallowed and enjoyed immensely" Cna H.Law 1997)
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To: bjs1779
Sorry but I've been speaking with my family on this issue. My father is a pastor (conservative Southern Baptist) and even he believes that this has just gone too far. To tell the truth I was shocked when he weighed in on that side of the issue. But his stance made sense. There's a time when we have to allow God's Will to be done, no matter how much we might not like it. Does God's Will including allowing someone to die, even with some pain involved? Or does God's Will include keeping someone alive even past the point that it's reasonably feasible they may no longer even be there? I don't know and I'm not going to question. Do I personally want this woman to die? No. But I also know you can take any point to an extreme. I hold the highest sanctity for life. But I also hold a respect for God and know if it's her time to go, He will allow it. As a Christian, my view is it's not our place to continue to hold onto a life when we know full well that person is no longer there. I just don't believe the anecdotal evidence that her parents have reported. I think it's a family wanting to hold on so much it hurts. The report to Jeb Bush states clearly the family would want this woman kept alive even if they knew she had a living will, that they would act against her wishes to keep her alive.

But that's my two cents. And I know I wouldn't want to make this decision because I can see Biblical principles on both sides and both sides of the family hurting in their own way

2,718 posted on 03/21/2005 8:30:40 PM PST by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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