Sure. The court ended up making the final determination in this case. Would you have felt better about this if Michael Schiavi had had the final say and that no judge had ever been involved?
The state was not ordering death. It was simply determining whether TS's legal guardian had the power to order her feeding tube removed.
You need to make up your mind.
The court ended up making the final determination in this case.
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The state was not ordering death.
42 posted on 04/05/2005 2:41:03 PM PDT by Modernman ("I'm in favor of limited government unless it limits what I want government to do."- dirtboy)
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Not only did Greer order the tube removed, he ordered no hydration or nutrition by natural means - that goes way beyond refusing a medical treatment.
In forbidding anyone from giving Terri anything by mouth, Greer ordered Terri killed by starvation and dehydration. (Yes, starvation, too. The breaking down of fat and muscle aggravated her dehydration as the kidneys would have worked to put out the acid by products. That would also cause her to breathe more rapidly, as was reported by her family on the last day.
Why do you keep trying to defend your indefensible position? It amazes me to read your attempts to spin the murder of Terri Shiavo.