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Doctor: Schiavo Autopsy Conclusions Flawed
NewsMax ^ | 6/19/05 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 06/19/2005 6:04:50 PM PDT by wagglebee

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To: cyncooper
I'm aware of that already.

I wasn't certain if you knew as a lot was going on all at once. :)

541 posted on 06/20/2005 6:06:48 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

I'm in Tallahassee. Tell me who the doctor is and I'll file a report.


542 posted on 06/20/2005 6:06:56 PM PDT by EllaMinnow
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To: Peach
The side of Terri's brain that was damaged permitted her to swallow her own saliva. But nothing else.

That makes sense. The only problem was they never gave her the chance.

543 posted on 06/20/2005 6:08:22 PM PDT by bjs1779 ("I don’t want anyone trying to feed that GIRL" Greer thundered from the bench in 2001)
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To: cyncooper

Sure, follow me around. You might learn something.


544 posted on 06/20/2005 6:08:24 PM PDT by T'wit (T'wit's Fourth Law: Liberals are always wrong, even when they come down on both sides of the issue.)
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To: highball
He was also caught twice charging his patients for work not performed. For this, he was censured and fined by the Florida Board of Medicine, ordered to pay court costs and had to perform 100 hours of community service. Sound reputable to you?

Sorry, it was all overturned in his favor. That makes it reputable I guess.

545 posted on 06/20/2005 6:11:17 PM PDT by bjs1779 ("I don’t want anyone trying to feed that GIRL" Greer thundered from the bench in 2001)
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To: 68 grunt
Hammersfarb was, is and will remain, a grifter. You should cease using him in your arguments, unless, of course, quoting a liar, cheat and con-man are okay with you.

All you have to do is prove it. So far, you are a dime a dozen.

546 posted on 06/20/2005 6:14:02 PM PDT by bjs1779 ("I don’t want anyone trying to feed that GIRL" Greer thundered from the bench in 2001)
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To: bjs1779

Do you deny that he fraudulently claimed on his own Web site to have been nominated for a Nobel prize?


547 posted on 06/20/2005 6:16:10 PM PDT by highball ("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: bjs1779

15 years isn't a chance? Do you have any idea how many annual swallow tests she had?


548 posted on 06/20/2005 6:16:42 PM PDT by Peach
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To: EllaMinnow
I'm in Tallahassee. Tell me who the doctor is and I'll file a report.

I wish I could. I was never given a name. Conversations became vague when I stated my beliefs. I spoke to a hospice worker, whose name I have, and she said her boss Pat, and the doctor discussed it. I couldn't find out who "Pat" was either. Don't misunderstand, they were very nice but not very forthcoming with info.

They tried telling me that her cancer doctor (whose name I'm trying to remember) also said she had cancer. But he told us she was declared cancer free.

I have the name of the hospice worker I spoke with. Do you want that in freepmail?

549 posted on 06/20/2005 6:16:48 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: bjs1779

It's been proven. And you know that. Post #14 and others.

Quackwatch http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/tcd.html
2002 Trial Transcript
Multiple web sites investigating him
http://www.hnionline.com/nominating_letter_for_the_Nobel.htm
http://www.hnionline.com/nobel_prize_nomination.htm


550 posted on 06/20/2005 6:17:44 PM PDT by Peach
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To: DJ MacWoW

Yes. Freepmail is fine.


551 posted on 06/20/2005 6:17:56 PM PDT by EllaMinnow
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To: DJ MacWoW

This will all come out. My wife has been a Registered Nurse for 25 years. She has been employed in the medical insurance industry for 15 years as well.

She knows the policies of Medicare and Medicaid. She knows that what has transpired here with Terri Shiavo is nothing short of fraud and murder.

If you have questions just freepmail me and I'll have her respond to you. She'd be happy to try and answer any questions you have.

I think your mother is a lucky woman to have you looking out for her best interests. God bless you.


552 posted on 06/20/2005 6:18:07 PM PDT by planekT (Suncoast is toast.)
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To: highball
Do you deny that he fraudulently claimed on his own Web site to have been nominated for a Nobel prize?

Yes, I do deny that it was a fraud. If it is, do something about it.

553 posted on 06/20/2005 6:19:57 PM PDT by bjs1779 ("I don’t want anyone trying to feed that GIRL" Greer thundered from the bench in 2001)
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To: EllaMinnow

Sent.


554 posted on 06/20/2005 6:20:16 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: Peach
It's been proven.

What's been proven? He beat your quackwatch in court.

555 posted on 06/20/2005 6:23:22 PM PDT by bjs1779 ("I don’t want anyone trying to feed that GIRL" Greer thundered from the bench in 2001)
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To: Peach
>> Terri had intense treatment for 3 years and there was no improvement.

That point is disputed. The mediplex records show a lot of comments to the effect that she made progress. But I don't mean to argue the point. She certainly didn't improve much, or make half as much progress as anyone would have wished. Perhaps that was the best reason for an experimental approach like hyperbaric oxygenation.

Two brief comments about Dr. H, then I'm outta here. One, perhaps he understood the request for documentation to refer his work with stroke victims. That's sheer speculation, but the court record may say something about it. Two, neither Dr. H nor I thought Terri was PVS.

Thank you for your courteous comments. I were close enough, I'd run over a carrot cake :-)

556 posted on 06/20/2005 6:24:40 PM PDT by T'wit (T'wit's Fourth Law: Liberals are always wrong, even when they come down on both sides of the issue.)
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To: Peach
Are you unaware that the Court controlled that money? Sheesh

Yes, and the court saw no problem in spending it on layers fees. Sheesh...

557 posted on 06/20/2005 6:31:25 PM PDT by blueriver
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To: planekT

Thank you. They know if I think they aren't doing the right thing, I'll be down there again. My sister lives there but works 80 hours a week. It's difficult to keep a watch on her. And now I don't trust them.


558 posted on 06/20/2005 6:34:10 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: EllaMinnow

Well just go read the laws of Florida and see for yourself

http://flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0765/ch0765.htm

765.309 Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.--

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.

By the way - I don't read the Empire Journal. I look at the facts myself. It is pretty obvious what is going on in the Terri case - Michael and the courts killed her per the letter of the law as written with the input from End-of-life panel.

From unsourced information posted by mercyme on another thread.

Summary-


"In 1998, the florida legislature created the Florida Panel on End-of-Life Care for the purpose of revising the 765 statute for end-of-life issues. They were charged with coming up with the findings for changes in the law for the Florida legislature. Their findings were made law

Bill CB/CB/SB 2228, which revised the 765 as of October 1, 1999, also gave the authority to the End-to-Life panel to make findings for the legislature and that these findings were to made into law.

The legislature essentially gave them the authority to dictate to the legislature what changes to put in their bills. So the role of End-of-Life panel was not simply to make recommendations, but had the authority to determine what changes would be made into law.

The 765 law was revised in 1999 to include "end-stage condition" as a reason to withdraw life prolonging procedures along with persistant vegetative state and terminal illness. This was also put into law. Geldart also redefines terminal illness as not just conditions that cause death, but "irreversible" conditions or conditions "with no reasonable chance of recovery". Felos used this definition for the argument that Terri is terminal because she has a "irreversible" neurological condition with no "reasonable hope for recovery".

Geldart also details the the change in law that permitted nutrition and hydration to be considered medical treatment and the changes to life-prolonging procedures in the absence of advanced directives. Project Grace member William Leonard then points out a common scenario in Florida in his article: an elderly couple moves from out of state to Florida and then one spouse dies within a year 's time. Leonard then expands the definition of family to a neighbor, friend or caregiver who is now in the position of articulating the wishes of the elderly person to withdraw medical treatment, rather than "some distant relative".

And indeed the 765 law was changed to allow an "friend" to say that the person wanted life-pronging procedures withdrawn without a written directive. This also effected the outcome of Terri's case. Authors of Project Grace advocate for terminal sedation (Basta), withdraw of nutrition and hydration (Basta), and the refusal of physician to provide "futile" treatment as unethical even with advanced directive asking for treatments (Doty).

They also state that advanced directives providing for treatment should not carry the same weight as directives withdrawing care, and advanced directives should not compel the physican to provide them, regardless if the patient needs them (Doty). Doty is part of the Florida Bioethics Network as well as Project Grace. One of the changes in the law in CB/CB/SB 2228 includes the Bioethics Network as part of the process of withdrawing care. "


559 posted on 06/20/2005 6:34:59 PM PDT by ClancyJ (McCain: "As far as the criticism is concerned, none of us care about public opinion.")
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To: planekT
My wife has been a Registered Nurse for 25 years. She knows the policies of Medicare and Medicaid. She knows that what has transpired here with Terri Shiavo is nothing short of fraud and murder.

Hang on to her, there ain't to many of them around. : )

560 posted on 06/20/2005 6:35:52 PM PDT by bjs1779 ("I don’t want anyone trying to feed that GIRL" Greer thundered from the bench in 2001)
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