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To: Charles H. (The_r0nin)

If Mrs. Schiavo had requested food, it could have been given. But force-feeding her--after her husband had decided that based on what he knew of her she wouldn't want it, and based on court decisions that she wouldn't have wanted it--is just plain wrong. And you are distorting the "natural means" decision.


344 posted on 04/03/2005 9:50:35 PM PDT by Gondring (Pretend you don't know me...I'm in the WPPFF.)
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To: Gondring
If Mrs. Schiavo had requested food, it could have been given.

No, the judge ordered no food or water.

350 posted on 04/03/2005 9:55:01 PM PDT by katnip
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To: Gondring
But force-feeding her--after her husband had decided that based on what he knew of her she wouldn't want it, and based on court decisions that she wouldn't have wanted it--is just plain wrong.

That would be the same husband who presented himself to a court and asked for millions and millions of dollars to care for his wife for the rest of her life. That would be the same husband who, upon settlement of that case, decided in rather short order that she wouldn't want to live that way. Even Greer wouldn't rule on his testimony in his 2000 order because of potential conflicts of interest. Instead he relied on other Schiavo's and an expert witness who had never met Terri but represented what people her age would want.

366 posted on 04/03/2005 10:15:05 PM PDT by Dolphy (Fear The Greer(s))
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