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Ben Carson says the Terri Schiavo case was ‘much ado about nothing’
Washington Post ^ | 11/13/15 | Ed O'Keefe

Posted on 11/13/2015 5:19:57 PM PST by markomalley

Leading Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson believes that federal and state official overreacted in the case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who died in 2005 as her husband and family battled over whether to keep her alive despite her vegetative state.

The case roiled the state of Florida and sparked an emotional national debate about the ethics, politics and spiritual significance of her life and death.

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After speaking at a Republican Party conference here on Friday, a reporter asked Carson what he thought of the infamous case -- one that Bush speaks about occasionally as he mounts his own presidential campaign.

"We face those kinds of issues all the time and while I don't believe in euthanasia, you have to recognize that people that are in that condition do have a series of medical problems that occur that will take them out," he said. "Your job [as a doctor] is to keep them comfortable throughout that process and not to treat everything that comes up."

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To: Grampa Dave; RetSignman


181 posted on 11/13/2015 9:27:55 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: markomalley

Carson is a nice man with good intentions. But he has no ability to think his way out of a paper bag when it’s a moral issue of any complexity.

Terri Schiavo was murdered. Jeb stood aside and did nothing, out of cowardice.


182 posted on 11/13/2015 9:39:08 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (Beau Biden's funeral, attended by Bp. Malooly, Card. McCarrick, and Papal Nuncio, Abp. Vigano.)
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To: Aliska
It's mostly Catholic Churches but a few Protestant ones too and they are getting PAID BY OUR GOVERNMENT !

All of the people who are bewailing the fact that Trump is going after Carson, don't complain, when he bashes Rubio...funny that! The thing is, this is what politics has ALWAYS been like, in America, from the time of our FFs, who were VICIOUS in their attacks against each other.

Few people know factual history these days and that's not just a shame, but criminal, since they vote based on little to nothing. An d no matter how many times some poster pouts up Reagan's 11th Commandment, he too blasted his opponents, in primaries and against the Dem !

183 posted on 11/13/2015 9:45:26 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Lauren BaRecall

Amazing correct analogy...


184 posted on 11/13/2015 9:50:44 PM PST by antceecee (Bless us Lord, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.)
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To: nopardons

He’s NOT “ahead” and he needs to join the likes of those with NO chance of winning any primaries.

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If he were a white, retired neurosurgeon, he would have been in those ranks all along.


185 posted on 11/13/2015 10:19:43 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

You and Trump are both fos.


186 posted on 11/13/2015 11:23:17 PM PST by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: redfreedom

Trump is not a “true” anything. Cruz is true enough which is why he will get my vote.


187 posted on 11/13/2015 11:26:16 PM PST by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: markomalley

Well, isn’t that nice. Thanks mo’m.


188 posted on 11/13/2015 11:37:34 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

I can protect myself from jihadists, morons and liars thank you very much. Do you feel shame when you defend Trumps use of the state to try to steal some woman’s property so he could build a parking lot?


189 posted on 11/14/2015 12:13:05 AM PST by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: markomalley
Terri Schiavo was put to death by our court system.

She committed no crime other than she was in the way of her husband and his pregnant girl friend.

Her parents were there begging to take care of her, but no the court would not let that happen.

She was in the way so the court murdered her for the benefit of her husband.

190 posted on 11/14/2015 2:54:16 AM PST by TYVets
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To: markomalley

Once again, Ben Carson, a great man, shows that he is a flake.

Terri Schiavo was NOT DYING. She was murdered, and Jeb Bush stood aside and allowed a citizen of the state of Florida to be tortured and die a horrible death at the hands of murderers.


191 posted on 11/14/2015 5:01:57 AM PST by Arthur McGowan (Beau Biden's funeral, attended by Bp. Malooly, Card. McCarrick, and Papal Nuncio, Abp. Vigano.)
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To: JoeProBono; RetSignman

Thanks.

RetSignman nailed it with his graphic art of Ben Nyquil.


192 posted on 11/14/2015 6:43:08 AM PST by Grampa Dave ("If you use FR and don't donate. That means that you are a Left Wing or Rino plant, to be ignored!)
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To: JoeProBono
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Thanks for the reference JPB but the cropping rendered it somewhat out of context.

193 posted on 11/14/2015 7:55:42 AM PST by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: jwalsh07

194 posted on 11/14/2015 8:18:25 AM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Crazy Cracker Son-of-a-Bitch!)
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To: antceecee

Sorry for what you went through! Many new Palliative Care agencies are desperate to get their ‘numbers’ up in order to survive and like some Hospice programs out there are putting patients in their care who don’t meet guidelines or need the service. Many MD’s work with specific Hospice programs and rely on nurses to make recommendations.

The good news is Medicare has really cracked-down on new admissions to hospice. The qualifiers have gotten more stringent to help eliminate fraud and abuse. New Quality Improvement indicators have gone into effect for ALL programs regarding admission to hospice care, care planning, resource management, pain management, and other quality of life issues.

The one sad thing (among MANY) with Obamacare is the 30 day readmit penalty. If a patient is released by a hospital and returns to hospital within 30 days there is a penalty regarding payment. Most hospitals now will not admit the patient (will keep patient in ER for observation) and may refer to hospice/palliative care in order to not deal with penalty.


195 posted on 11/14/2015 9:23:03 AM PST by MichelleWSC3
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To: RetSignman


196 posted on 11/14/2015 9:36:41 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

Ok JPB, now I’m REALLY confused, what does a painting of two black guys who just came out of a steam room have to do with my graphic???


197 posted on 11/14/2015 10:32:04 AM PST by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: RetSignman

;-{)


198 posted on 11/14/2015 10:44:52 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: FR_addict

this is the article you asked about


199 posted on 11/15/2015 10:40:41 AM PST by grania
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To: TBP

“A VERY disappointing thing for Dr. Carson to say.

Disappointing indeed. It’s as if Carson believes it is acceptable for a man to kill his wife for the money. He is not strong enough on life for the born (or unborn), and/or doesn’t know all the facts.


200 posted on 11/15/2015 2:29:21 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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