Posted on 03/24/2005 7:22:09 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
Edited on 03/24/2005 7:43:21 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Michael Schiavo has filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking them to stay out of the case.
Everyone, Knock off the personal attacks.
Those that support spousal rights but to heck with the laws the judge breaks. Nice!
They followed all the procedures so let her starve. The Nazis followed the letter of the law when they shipped the Jews off to Auschwitz too.
Are you equally opposed to death-movement people like George Felos and Dr. Ronald Cranford?
What laws did the Judge break?
When I address you directly, I will.
Title V Chapter 38 38.10 Four times!
Weasels like you talk about people behind their back.
Grow a spine, and if you're going to talk about me, address me.
This is an extraordinary instance of the relatives disagreeing. Her parents are just as qualified as "guardians" as Michael, if not more. Again - her parents want her to live, Michael wants her to die - the bias is being set to having her die.
We have executed innocent men in Florida's electric chair...do we now overturn the death sentence based on the REAL possibility of another innocent man being executed?
Strawman argument, and you disappoint me in using it - she is not being executed, she did not commit a crime, nor was that crime judged by a jury of her peers. In this instance, she is disabled, merely her husband says she wants to die and she's being killed in a very painful way. Yes, there was a bunch of litigation around it, but that is the essence of what is happening.
I hope you can sleep easy with the idea that you are arguing in a manner to try and legitimise the starvation and dehydration of a young woman whose wish, according to those who love her, may be to live.
Ivan
Regardless of whether she can swallow, it requires no expensive or professional care for her to be tube-fed at home. She'd need an occasional trip the doctor to check on the ostomy, to prevent infection, etc., but that's about all. It strikes me as unconscionably cruel not to allow her parents (and siblings) to do this, and to attempt basic therapy.
If the doctors who are saying she has no cognitive function whatsoever, and basing recommendation of withdrawal of feeding on that assumption, are correct, then there is no possibility of Terri be caused to endure suffering she wouldn't have wanted, by continued tube feeding. That's a valid concern in many cases of this type, but here it seems to be either 1) she really is beyond hope and can't suffer, and so there's no harm in letting her parents feed her, or 2) her parents are right and she is capable of some significant recovery, in which case the legal basis for removing the tube has evaporated, and the process of slow death by starvation and dehydration could well cause her significant physical and mental suffering.
Yup.
19 judges, FL Senate, and how many court cases???
Apparently, they believe Michael & not the bogus story tellers.
(I think the US Supremes rejection (4 times), speaks volumes in Michael's favor.)
Who was the party to the action?
And what were their reasons for filing the affidavit?
I am setting up a living will to ensure this kind of dispute does not occur. I am not comfortable with the bias being set to death, as too many "inconvenient" people may be killed.
Ivan
Somewhat presumptuous, I think.
None.
They all used the law in making their decisions.
Behind your back on a thread you were posting to.
Right. I was sweating bullets hoping against hope that you wouldn't see my comments.
Get over yourself.
Apparently, they listened.
You haven't been paying attention to the forum, have you?
The law as written must be respected.
This has been the most highly litigated case in the nation's history.
Sooner or later it must end.
It sucks worse than the Elian Gonzalez case, but it it what it is.
Grow a spine.
If you have something to say about me, address the post to me directly.
38.06 Effect of acts where judge fails to disqualify himself or herself.--In any cause where the grounds for a suggestion of disqualification, as set forth in s. 38.02, appear of record in the cause, but no suggestion of disqualification is filed therein, the orders, judgments, and decrees entered therein by the judge shall be valid. Where, on a suggestion of disqualification the judge enters an order declaring himself or herself qualified, the orders, judgments, and decrees entered therein by the said judge shall not be void and shall not be subject to collateral attack.
You can hate the man, but medical records aren't there for everyone to snoop around in.
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