Posted on 03/22/2005 4:03:02 PM PST by Crackingham
A Michigan lawmaker is working on legislation that would prohibit a spouse having an affair from denying food, fluids or medical treatment to a wife or husband who cannot make such decisions.
Rep. Joel Sheltrown on Tuesday said he wants to avoid a situation similar to Terri Schiavo's.
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Sheltrown, a Democrat from West Branch, said Michigan should strengthen its protections before a similar situation happens here.
"While people, in happier times, may trust their spouses to make future medical decisions for them, situations change," Sheltrown said in a statement. "In a situation where an incapacitated patient lives at the mercy of an adulterous spouse, it is in the patient's interest to make a presumption in favor of life."
Michigan law already prohibits the denial of life-sustaining treatment, such as food and water, unless the patient has expressed that such action be taken, said Sheltrown, who expects to introduce the bill in about three weeks.
But since you chimed in, why does it happen?
On what basis are they making this statement? Are they members of an extreme Catholic group?
The Schindlers case was that Terri's feeding tube should not be removed. Michael's case is that it should.
I'd say, however Terri felt, it sounds like both sides were represented in court.
Promise?
if you'll remember, the very first comment I made on one of your posts was that I was not addressing you - but commenting for others to read - and requested you not respond directly to me in the first place?
So your threat to not "communicate" with me is about as decipherable as most of your posts.
Now keep your promise...
Read the Judges decision today...she's had numerous swallow tests done for several years. Every single Dr. at every single facility she was tested at came to the same conclusion. It was hardly any grand conspiracy. Have you read the court decisions in this case...The GAL reports. Or does all your info come from terrisfightorg.
And yet you were so dishonest to post to me and put at the end of a long rambling monologue that you weren't posting to me. Okay. Well, that's clear then. You don't know what you're talking about.
Except for murderers and rapists. They get to live. Babies and sick people get to die.
Normally I would say the law is not an A$$ and in this case it appears to be the judges who are horses behinds...but a law like this will only complicate things...this Shiavo case sure makes one wonder about the benefits of marriage...
The short answer: Original sin.
Yes, there are a lot of "cultural Catholics" who engage in whatever sins but still abide by certain Church teachings. I'm glad for the fact that they at least will stick to something the Church teaches, anyhow.
We're all sinners, after all.
I think there is a pragmatic aspect to this, too, though. Catholics, even those who rarely if ever assist at Mass, wish to marry in the Church. And, because of the Church teaching on marriage, they can't do that after having been divorced, without an annulment, which can be a hassle to get (although they usually seem to be granted).
LOL
This isn't being reported anywhere, so I don't know about the accuracy of that quote.
I'd keep in mind though, that they may be just slightly distraught, as their daughter is currently being murdered with state cooperation.
The medical profession is not to diminish the condition of their client and thus the medical profession cannot make such decision. Several years ago I remember someone fighting a long court battle to end their life. Dr. Death is in jail for assisting people who wanted to die.
What event, if any, opened wide the door to spouses/families having life and death control with nothing in writing or the written wishes not exposed. This is what the law should be not some new law about adultery.
I do believe they will be killing us off for our organs. After-all, it is the medical profession, organ donation, and emergency situations that automatically gets you hooked up to the lifesaving equipment that "they" later decide they want you to make the decision to unhook.
I have asked myself many times if all the life-sustaining/support equipment is really necessary and I conclude that there must be many instances it is done solely to allow time to pose the question, while keeping the organs fresh for someone else. I believe it unfairly forces your family into a position of correcting the inappropriate use of the life-support equipment. I believe organ donations has a place in this puzzle of degradation. I would like someone to give me another marker and try to convince me I am wrong.
Thank you. appreciate your insight. It just gives Christians in general and Catholics (I've heard my concern expressed by many people other than myself) a black eye.
Good point......... not that you needed to hear it from me.
;-)
Yikes! Here it comes!
For a year and a half.
In November 2006, it will be replaced with the new motto, "Where the F_(< did the truck come from?!?!"
Your comments re maintaining life support for the purpose of organ donation decisions is spot-on. I believe many donations are well-meaning and helpful in some cases, but certainly not all.
Poorer quality organs are given to patients who are not truly good candidates. I have personal/family experience in this matter. These organ recipients end up costing so much, and fail...
My brother spent 2 years on a possible list, much to my amazment. I loved him dearly, but he should never have been on any list.
Is this 'practice making the procedure perfect' for mucho taxpayer $$$?
WOOHOOO! Excellent. You should see what the DUmp trolls are saying about this one. One actually said "oh man, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse!" !!! How can they POSSIBLY be against this one?
True. But it branched off in 1517.
and very similar in teachings.
Uhh...depends on how you define "similar," I guess. Both share a belief in a triune God, but there are numerous doctrinal differences, even, I think, between different branches of Lutheranism.
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