[wagglebee]

And we pray that no one else will be the victim of this state-sanctioned, draconian involuntary euthanasia process.

Amen.

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[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

“this state-sanctioned, draconian involuntary euthanasia process.”

Not quite. The family members have the option of moving their loved one home, and taking care of them as they see fit with whatever resources they can bring to bear from their own means, or voluntary assistance from their churches and extended community. What they are apparently demanding, however, is a right to have others take care of their loved ones indefinitely at state (or someone else’s) expense. There is no such right.

[Coleus]

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[Ronaldus Magnus]

Currently, Texas law allows for a physician to withdraw life-sustaining treatment (including food and water) from a patient despite the patient's advance directive or expressed wishes.

What an absolute nightmare of a statute. I am at a complete loss how any prospective patient, regardless of their personal wishes, could support this HMO chief financial officer's fantasy. Time to steer clear of Texas!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Texas info.

Who is OPPOSING this change?

Hospital administrators? Or the democratic we-demand-all-babies-die party? (Since it is promoted by the Right to Life groups)

[MEGoody]

Currently, Texas law allows for a physician to withdraw life-sustaining treatment (including food and water) from a patient despite the patient's advance directive or expressed wishes. Once the physician's decision is approved by the ethics committee at the hospital, the patient and/or family have only ten days to transfer to another facility or another physician. The physician or facility is not obligated to treat the patient beyond the tenth day, which can and has led to the death of the patient. Rarely are transfers effectuated either by the family or the facility within the ten-day allotment.

Even if a family wants to transfer their loved one, it takes time to contact the insurance company to find out what doctors and hospitals are covered, then find a doctor that will accept the patient, then find out if the hospital where the doctor has 'priviledges' will accept the patient.

Also, good luck with getting the insurance company to cover anything once a doctor and hospital have decided to yank 'like support'. Even if the family decides to appeal the rejection, that takes times.

These poor families are basically being forced into allowing their loved ones to be 'legally' murdered. Ours has become a society that loves death.