To: TheDon
Since the Karen Ann Quinlin (sp?) case of 10-15 years ago, some states began making laws regarding this issue. Many institutions were keeping patients alive by artificial means in order to receive the medicaid payments, nothing more. These laws have merit, the Shiavo case notwithstanding.
2 posted on
03/30/2005 9:41:29 AM PST by
elbucko
(A Rogue Feral Republican)
To: elbucko
I think the monetary issue is well understood, but I'm questioning the moral issue in these cases.
5 posted on
03/30/2005 9:48:46 AM PST by
TheDon
(The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON)
To: elbucko
Karen was removed from the respiratory. Unexpectedly, she continued to live in a vegetative state for another ten years.
6 posted on
03/30/2005 9:52:13 AM PST by
TheDon
(The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON)
To: elbucko
The laws have no merit because they open the door to wanton and deliberate misinterpretation leading to murder. Greer ordered her not to be given food or water by natural means. Those words EXACTLY. Nothing about "aritficial", whatever the hell that's supposed to mean with respect to eating (are knives and forks "artificial instruments to aid nutrition and hydration"?).
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