FRiends, we have another fellow citizen who will be executed by the state if we allow this judge to rule in favor of the wife. Lord, have mercy.
Ping
that this is even going to be heard in a court of law is, as far as I’m concerned, the sound of “Taps” for the whole bloody “experiment.”
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This poor man has an infected bed sore on his back... that isn’t being treated. I’m afraid that his death will come much sooner than his parents can get to a court. Once that infection hits the blood stream (which is what the wife may know or hope for)... he’ll pass.
Verily familiar. God bless this situation and guide those making decisions that only God should be making.
BUMP FOR ANOTHER TERRY SHIAVO CASE.
something tells me that if we did not like the way in which the Florida courts dealt with this scenario, we are REALLY not gonna like what the Peoples Republic of Maryland has to say about it
Definition of INALIENABLE
: incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
Piece of advice to everyone, regardless of whether you are 20 or 90. Call a lawyer who practices in your state, and make sure you have a will, power of attorney, and patient advocate forms that comply with your state's laws. Preferably one who works in estate practice.
Under Maryland law, Leta Sanger can make her husband’s medical decisions because he did not put his wishes in legal documents and did not appoint someone else to be a decision-maker.
(sighs). That's the big problem.
Here's the thing I don't get. If his wife can't handle it, and his mom and brother want to keep him alive on the feeding tube, why not get a divorce and put them as guardian. While I am not a fan of divorce, it's better than trying to guess what his wishes are. Is this his last wishes, or is this murder for convenience just like abortion. I believe when there's a question, it is right to err on the side of life as long as there is not extraordinary care (machines, respirators, brain dead). I do not include feeding tubes in that classification, and dehydration is one of the worst ways to go.
I guess it all depends on whose name is the beneficiary on the life insurance policy.
ugh
An attorney for the wife of 55-year-old Daniel Sanger said the wife called him Wednesday morning to say her husband had died overnight.
A Frederick judge who was set to hear arguments on whether Sanger should continue getting sustenance through a feeding tube declared the case moot in a brief hearing on Wednesday. Sanger suffered severe brain damage after a heart attack.
Sanger's mother and brother had been seeking an injunction to keep the feeding tube in place at Frederick Memorial Hospital. It was restored last month under a temporary restraining order after Sanger's wife had it removed.