Posted on 04/02/2005 10:00:50 AM PST by Grampa Dave
Gosh. This could really turn into a great windfall for Lawyers.
I realize this is going to open a whole nuther can of worms. But .. we must try to stop this wholesale murder by judge.
In that case, it MIGHT help to have a video with the individual concerned testifying in front of 5 or so trusted and sympathetic friends and relatives who would support her statements or his statements after death. A signed document and a witnessed video with the people who will later testify in support of what was said on the video, would be hard for a court to deny, I'd think.
being the layman that I am. And, all bets are off in FL.
Any such document should be certain to specify that it may not be modified in such a manner as to hasten death, except by a change effected in the form of a handwritten document, a notarized document, an original analog video recorded statement, or some other authenticable tangible medium. Not to say that some judge won't allow hearsay to override it nonetheless, but still a good thing to put in anyway.
True. My mother's case was entirely different.
I will use your reply below to wake up a few relatives and friends we know.
"Last week, my sister told me that she doesn't want to live like Terri Schiavo. So I told her to make sure her will says that she wants to be starved and dehydrated to death because otherwise I won't let it happen (unless Judenfurher Greer MAKES it happen).
At the thought of being starved and dehydrated to death over l3 agonizing days, she seemed to have changed her mind."
You have an excellent point here:
"Any such document should be certain to specify that it may not be modified in such a manner as to hasten death!"
"Gosh. This could really turn into a great windfall for Lawyers."
They all ways win. This could even be bigger for them than gay marriages and the messy divorces a few months after each gay marriage.
Step 1: Crack down on out of control judges.
There was somebody on here a while back who wanted to do away with so called Living Wills. I wish I coult find the thread. Basically they said it just encouraged the Culture of Death.
Is this what you were looking for?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1375694/posts
Thanks for the ping!
I hope everyone has learned this lesson.
"I hope everyone has learned this lesson."
We have a lot of young/successful relatives, who haven't learned this lesson.
We know a lot of people, who are our age, 60 something, who haven't learned this lesson.
A 40 something friend whose parents died this past two years has a new summary close with his friends and relatives who are dragging their feet on these issues.
He tells them if they want to die like Terri did with over two weeks of starvation and dehydration, they should continue to keep their heads in the sand. They can leave that decision up to liberal California judges/lawyers and the death industry. He called up everyone of them and told them that he would just stand back and watch the courts do whatever, unless they documented what they wanted to happen. Apparently it was a big wake up call for them.
He told me yesterday at church, his two brothers, their wives and his sister and her husband will be having private discussions this week. Then, all of them will have a family meeting this weekend to get their wishes in writing, on video with witnesses for the paperwork and video.
His older brother has a 20 something son and daughter in Stanford. They at first refused to participate, until brother said that since they were over 21, they had to participate. If they didn't, he wouldn't participate in funding their education after the family meeting this weekend. Both of them will be there.
I did this 7 years ago when my grandmother was dying from Alzheimers. Got my kids to do it after they became of age. I hope that more people will do it so that they aren't in the situation we all just witnessed.
My mother in law died last year from Alzheimers. One of her sons, one of my wife's brothers still hasn't stepped up to the plate to get his desire's/wants in writing. None of his 4 adult children have done anything.
The "It won't happen to me" crowd. Every family has some.
You nailed it: "The "It won't happen to me" crowd. Every family has some."
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