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A rather old story, but somewhat relevant to Terri - A story about choosing life.

First the woman's parents chose to continue her life although she is "vegetative. Second they chose to allow the pregnancy to continue even though she was raped and unaware of her condition. The woman's parents are caring for the child who was born healthy but premature. AFAIK, the woman is still in a coma. The rapist remains in jail.

1 posted on 03/26/2005 6:21:35 PM PST by Ludicrous
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"I thought that by doing this, if she came out of the coma ... she would have a normal life again," Horace said at a state Parole Board hearing earlier this month.

He got his lines right but the other actors (Felos and Greer) were missing from the stage.

They are occupied in another play where they get to kill an innocent woman.

2 posted on 03/26/2005 6:23:52 PM PST by af_vet_1981
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I wonder why they don't try a little euphoria treatment on this prisoner.

After all, according to the appeals court, the 8th Amendment only applies to punishment ordered by the court for an offense against the state.

If the prisoner is not fed by the warden, that's not a problem under the 8th Amendment, as long as it is not sanctioned by the court as punishment for an offense against the state. Let the court label it "euphoria treatment" or "benign neglect" and according to the appeals court, it isn't an 8th Amendment issue.

3 posted on 03/26/2005 6:28:43 PM PST by snowsislander (Isa41:17-When the poor and needy seek water,and there is none,and their tongue faileth for thirst...)
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This is a shame! I would like John Horace to have a chance at a normal life. Let's give him 50,000 volts and see if that does the trick.


5 posted on 03/26/2005 6:29:48 PM PST by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rearview mirror.)
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"I thought that by doing this, if she came out of the coma ... she would have a normal life again," Horace said"

Sounds like a line from Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest.


6 posted on 03/26/2005 6:32:09 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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AFAIK, the woman is still in a coma.
Kathy had been in a chronic vegetative state since a car accident in 1985 when she was 19. Her pregnancy was discovered in late 1995, and she gave birth prematurely to a son in March 1996. She died a year later, never having regained consciousness.

8 posted on 03/26/2005 6:34:11 PM PST by mcg1969
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she gave birth prematurely to a son in March 1996. She died a year later, never having regained consciousness.
11 posted on 03/26/2005 6:37:55 PM PST by CaptRon (Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
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"AFAIK, the woman is still in a coma."
That's simply ...Ludicrous.

/sarcasm

Read the copy again Lud., ... sadly the bottom line says "She died a year later, never having regained consciousness."

This family consistently made the right decisions through the loss of a child to comma and death while preventing another death by abortion. IMHO.

As for the perp... gitta rope.


16 posted on 03/26/2005 6:53:22 PM PST by 1ofmanyfree ((No drivers lisc.for illegal aliens! They want to vote here. Sure they just want insurance... !)
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What a sick f**k


18 posted on 03/26/2005 7:03:40 PM PST by SweetPilotofCanuckistan
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LIBERTARIANS: "The parents let the rape-child be born? Did the taxpayers have to foot the bill? How are we ever going to be fiscally responsible if we set up a socialist state!"


24 posted on 03/26/2005 7:30:51 PM PST by frogjerk
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He claimed he had read in a medical book how to impregnate a comatose woman to help her recover.

What a load of BS. Challenge him to produce that book.

28 posted on 03/26/2005 9:00:46 PM PST by knuthom
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I wonder how her parents deal with the fact that they are outraged at the rape, yet probably are happy that their daughter lives on in a strange way in her son, who I am sure they love and cherish.
Weird.


29 posted on 03/26/2005 9:01:31 PM PST by Sarah
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