Posted on 04/01/2005 6:45:08 AM PST by Republican Red
What part of "err on the side of life" is so hard for you people to comprehend? Terr's wishes were not clear. The circumstances in which her wishes were made "known" are clearly suspect.
If the hypothetical patient's chances are 1/10, yes, you leave them on the respirator and take a "wait and see" approach. 1/100 chance? A 1/1000 chance? Well, I guess that depends on who is giving the statistical odds of recovery doesn't it? If the consensus reached by all physicians consulted is that the hope of recovery is non-existant or very slim, you would remove the respirator. In Terri's case there were 17 certified physicians in good standing who gave sworn affadavits stating that Terri may have benefitted from new evaluations and therapeutic technologies that can significantly impact brain damaged and disabled persons. Many of them have stated that there is strong likelihood that Terri was in a minimally conscious state.
You say the court (Greer) could not have been wrong? I say all of these doctors could not have been wrong.
Bet you loved that...
The Italian way to pronounce Schiavo would be "ski-avo", with a hard c. You would have to drop the "h" to pronounce it the way that the Congressmen were pronouncing it.
I've heard it pronounced at least 3 different ways. The Italian way for my last name is with a Sicilian accent. But straight up American is fine by me.
I guess that's the problem with Italian. The dialects of the regions are so different that it's almost like speaking another language altogether. But I was thinking about that as well when Chris Matthews was criticizing the Congressmen. I just wasn't entirely sure that Schiavo was an Italian name.
I was watching Greta's show last night as she had Matthew Schiavo's brother on bemoaning the lack of civility in this case. As he gets through playing the uncivil comments left on his answering maching, the first thing out of his mouth was something like..."this was probably some guy from Texas sitting on his front porch, chewing tabacco, next to his sister....I mean wife...blah, blah, blah."
It's amazing these people can't see the hypocrisy in everything they say. He could've took the high-road...yet, he acted as uncivilized as those he was criticizing.
When has any of them acted dignified?
Really?! What a jerk! As someone whose real name is extremely difficult to pronounce, I certainly can understand people mispronouncing "Schiavo." Let's all stick with her maiden name!
Thanks!
With those disgusting remarks, Matthews should join others under six feet of dirt.
Mega Barf Alert ?
ping to this Matthews bit...
Matthews has no soul and not even an ounce of ratings.
On some level the parents are enjoying the attention. They're going to make money out of this as well.
Hey Hildy, Up Yours.
But it is simple and that is what makes it all the more crazy.
I am SO glad you FReeped this POS Matthews in DC during the Inauguration!
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