Was it wrong for Tom Delay to unplug his Dad, also causing his death? What did he do to deserve that?
Maybe it would be better to let families decide these matters than to drag in the Federal government and call for armed uprisings every time a person nears the end of his or hers life?
Maybe if Michael Schiavo had been reasonable, it would not have come to this. It always starts with some hardline uncompromising party like that to drag it into the public sphere. And I think it may be good this time because this case is loaded with issues far beyond Mrs. Schiavo.
No, it was not wrong for Delay to take his dad off the feeding tube since his dad was aged and in the process of dying already. There is a tremendous difference between prolonging death(Delay example) and prolonging life (Schindler case). Plus, in the Delay case, there were apparently no doubts at all concerning the father's wishes.
Families do decide these matters all the time without Federal intervention. Please remember who was the first to drag the government into the matter:Michael Schiavo as he sought the court's aid in killing his wife---to get around the laws that we have against murder.
As to armed uprisings every time a person nears the end of his or hers life: you overstate your case and distort the facts. Conservatives are not calling for armed uprisings. However, we see a danger of that in the future unless these tyrant judges are brought under control. If tyranny goes unchecked and the government, rather than stopping it, actually becomes a party to it, what is left for the people to do? It was this kind of situation that sparked the events of 1776.
Was it wrong for Tom Delay to unplug his Dad, also causing his death? What did he do to deserve that?
Can you tell the difference between an elderly terminally ill patient and a pefectly healthy 41 yr old person with no illnesses or diseases? They could.
Maybe it would be better to let families decide these matters than to drag in the Federal government and call for armed uprisings every time a person nears the end of his or hers life?
Tell me what disease she was dying from?