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.
There is no need to enter the bedroom - Michael Schiavo makes no attempt to hide his current common-law wife and the children he created with her from public view. They openly live together as man and wife (with their young kids).
The adultery is apparent and public with no need for any intrusion by the government.
Your reaction to this situation says much about you.
A step in the right direction. Now add a section permitting the parents to take custody of their child if their child is an adult and not capable of making their own decisions.
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