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To: Shethink13
What might those circumstances be?

If that was the person's wishes. Unfortunately, Florida law apparently allows this without absolute proof of the person's wishes.

You mean to tell me that thousands are being denied food and water by mouth?

What happened to Terri happens thousands of times a year. The only difference is the families are in agreement about it so no media circus develops.

333 posted on 04/05/2005 8:52:06 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
What happened to Terri happens thousands of times a year. The only difference is the families are in agreement about it so no media circus develops.

You didn't read my post very carefully, did you? I said being denied food and water BY MOUTH, not by feeding tube. It is documented that Judge Greer prohibited even attempts to feed Terri by mouth. What reason do you suppose would he have to order this?

I'll give you my opinion - because if the attempt was successful the two pillars of his judgments would come tumbling down - 1)that Terri is in PVS (how can someone is this state engage in such an activity) and 2)that Terri would want to be starved to death (accepting food and water presented to her shows her desire to live).

405 posted on 04/06/2005 10:47:23 AM PDT by Shethink13
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