Posted on 08/30/2006 6:42:10 PM PDT by davidosborne
Hmmm. I suppose Michael and his relatives did not bear false witness against Terri. The lies are well documented in court transcripts, even his attempt to kill her in 1993 after he got the dough. I won't quote the bible, but somewhere in there it mentions the word "kill".
OK, I'll play along.
The lies are well documented in court transcripts, even his attempt to kill her in 1993 after he got the dough.
No, it does not. I've now caught you in yet another lie.
Just out of curiousity, do you profess to be a Christian?
Are you saying he did not try to kill her in 1993?
I'm saying that you have exactly zero evidence of that, especially zero evidence in the court records. Wild allegations made by Terri's parents years after the fact, made when they didn't get a big pot of money from Michael Schiavo, are not evidence.
Dobson didn't decide squat, but who listens to him anyway?
There may yet be hope for Florida after all.
Maybe he did--perhaps his endorsement of Gallagher convinced people to vote for Crist.
Q. What was her bladder condition?
MS. She had a UTI.
Q. What is that?
MS. Urinary tract infection..
Q. What did the doctor tell you treatment for that would be?
MS. Antibiotic usually..
Q. And did he tell you what would occur if you failed to treat that infection? What did he tell you?
MS. That sometimes urinary tract infection will turn to sepsis..
Q. And sepsis is what?
MS. An infection throughout the body..
Q. And what would the result of untreated sepsis be to the patient?
MS. The patient would pass on..
Q. So when you made the decision not to treat Terri's bladder infection you, in effect, were making a decision to allow her to pass on?
MS. I was making a decision on what Terri would want..
Q. Had the bladder condition been treated?.
MS. Yes.
Q. And was...what was the reason that the bladder condition was treated?
MS. Sable Palms Nursing Home said they could not do that by some Florida law which wasn't stated..
Q. But you didn't change your opinion or your decision to not treat the bladder condition?
MS. We did change it..
Q. Correct?
MS. Repeat the question..
Q. You did not change your decision not to treat the bladder condition, correct?
MS. I had to change my decision..
Q. Sable Palms changed it for you?
Attorney Nillson Objection.
Q. Okay. Is there any reason that you would not make the same decision that you previously made if the problem came up again?
MS. Repeat your question. You're losing me here..
Q. Let me be more specific. If your wife developed another condition that could result in her death, is there any reason that you would not take the position that you're not going to treat that condition and you're going to instruct the doctor not to treat that condition?
MS. I wouldn't instruct anybody, no..
Q. You instructed the doctor not to treat the condition, correct?
Attorney Nillson Objection.
Q. You did instruct the doctor not to treat her bladder condition, correct?
MS. Uh-huh. Yes..
Q. If a similar...would you do the same?
MS. I'm thinking..
Q. Take your time.
MS. I probably wouldn't instruct the doctor to do it..
Q. So you've changed your opinion?
MS. Sort of, yeah..
Q. Why have you changed your opinion?
MS. Because evidently there is a law out there that says I can't do it..
Q. Is that the only reason?
MS. Basically, maybe..
Q. What you're telling me is, is that there is nothing in your belief or feelings that have changed. The only thing that has changed is the fact that you perceive the law prevents you to do what you intended to do
MS. Correct..
Q. What did you do with your wife's jewelry?
MS. My wife's jewelry?.
Q. Yeah.
MS. Um, I think I took her engagement ring and her...what do they call it...diamond wedding band and made a ring for myself..
Q. What did you do with her cats?
MS. Her cats were put to sleep n the advice of my mother-in-law.
(Note: The veterinarian who performed the euthanasia of Terri's pets came forward to say there was never any suggestion from Terri's mother that this be done and it was done only on Mr. Schiavo's insistence.)
well I just figured that given the enthusiasm that this supposed endorsement made, that maybe the results should have been posted to end the thread....
I would've thought Dobson would have learned to keep his mouth shut after the Supreme Court nomination fiasco, trying to look like he was somebody important covey to insider information. The fall elections will give him another chance to puff himself up with importance.
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