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Mother Given 10 Days to Find New Hospital For Sick Child or Hospital Will Remove Respirator
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| 3/21/07
| Meg Jalsevac
Posted on 03/21/2007 4:25:57 PM PDT by wagglebee
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This is disgusting!
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:25:59 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: cgk; Coleus; cpforlife.org; Mr. Silverback; narses; 8mmMauser
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:26:39 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: BykrBayb; bjs1779; T'wit; Lesforlife; floriduh voter; Sun
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:27:09 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: 230FMJ; 49th; 50mm; 69ConvertibleFirebird; Alexander Rubin; An American In Dairyland; Antoninus; ...
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:27:31 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: NYer; Coleus; narses; Salvation; Pyro7480
Ping.
Unfortunately, this is a Catholic hospital.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:28:25 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee
Which, as a Catholic, I find morally reprehensible. I thought at least the Church was the last bastion of the fight against euthenasia and abortion.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:31:02 PM PDT
by
Right Cal Gal
(Remember Billy Dale!!!)
To: wagglebee
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:31:40 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: wagglebee
This is not similar to the Schiavo case. Terri was healthy and only needed to be fed, and her family was willing to take care of her.
Here, by contrast, you have someone who is dying, and the process is just being prolonged by unnecessary care in the form of a respirator. The only similarity is the wish of the mother to keep the person alive.
Pro-lifers have to be very careful about embracing any case of dying patients as though it's a "right-to-life" case. It is immoral--it is murder, in fact--to withold food and water from someone in order to cause them to die.
On the other hand, there is no moral obligation to use extraordinary means to keep a dying person alive for a longer period of time.
To: Right Cal Gal
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:33:05 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee; Mrs. Don-o
I have heard just a little about this. I would be interested in any links that anyone has to give a full report.
Pinging my sweetie who knows quite a lot about end of life issues.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:34:14 PM PDT
by
don-o
(Fight, fight. fight to drive the GOP to the right!!!!)
To: Right Cal Gal
I can't believe this. As a Catholic, I am embarassed by the hypocrisy they are exhibiting here. I understand that a respirator is beyond the level of necessary care required by the church, but to remove it from a child and his mother involuntarily is just wrong.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:34:19 PM PDT
by
ga medic
To: wagglebee
Sometimes people die. It's time to let go.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:34:22 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: kinoxi
If the disease is incurable and the baby will die soon anyway, and if resources can currently be spent better by saving lives of people who have a chance to live, I think an argument can be made for the latter.
To: wagglebee
As Catholics, it would nice to see the hospital being charitable and helping the family out. That being said, I don't see any legal obligation why a hospital should have to provide services to people who can't pay for them.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:34:56 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: wagglebee
Texas State Network News reported this morning that the deadline has been extended another 2-3 weeks. TSSN is a statewide radio news network.
To: The Old Hoosier
Exactly. Which is why the facts must be laid out. I know we can do that here. I will check back in later
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:35:33 PM PDT
by
don-o
(Fight, fight. fight to drive the GOP to the right!!!!)
To: 8mmMauser; T'wit; BykrBayb; don-o
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:35:39 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: The Old Hoosier
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:35:52 PM PDT
by
SAMS
("I may look harmless, but I raised a U.S. MARINE!" Army Wife & Marine Mom)
To: wagglebee
I wonder which Texas Governor signed the Futile Care Law?
To: kinoxi
Not a tough call. I think this law in Texas is to provide legal cover, not an inducement. People are withdrawn from respirators all over the country each day and there is no "futile care" law in those states. Prolonged "life" dependent on a respirator is
torture. This is not a Shiavo case where food and water is withdrawn and circumstances are suspicious.
Once in a while when a patient is withdrawn from a respirator, the personnel discover that the patient can breathe under his own effort.
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posted on
03/21/2007 4:38:33 PM PDT
by
Mamzelle
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