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To: Luis Gonzalez
Thirty years ago, Terri Schiavo would have died.

Thirty years ago? Probobly. But, this isn't thirty years ago. This is now. Should we disallow medical procedures born out of progress now because it wasn't available thirty years ago?

We are playing God in extending life beyond a point where traditionally life would have ceased.

There are many disabled Americans who presently receive their nutrtion via feeding tubes. Were it not for these feeding tubes, traditionally, their lives would cease. Do you advocate removing their feeding tubes? If that's not "playing God" I don't know what is.


239 posted on 04/01/2005 9:53:14 PM PST by PleaseNoMore
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To: PleaseNoMore

I advocate nothing more than Courts stand by the laws enacted by the legislatures, that if these laws are found unacceptable by the people, then the people should elect legislatures who would craft more acceptable laws for the Courts to base their decisions on.

And more importantly...I advocate for the right of family members, spouses included, to reach life and death decisions, within the letter of the law, for their loved ones without the meddling interference of politicians and complete strangers.


245 posted on 04/01/2005 9:57:44 PM PST by Luis Gonzalez (Some people see the world as they would want it to be, effective people see the world as it is.)
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