Legal setbacks clear way for Schiavo starvation

WND ^ | 8-25-03 | Sarah Foster

[JustPiper]

causing her to die by starvation and dehydration.

Is anyone else disturbed she must be starved to death? I know many here don't go along with Kevorkian, but is there not a kinder way to let people go? This saddens me, imagine how the family must feel?

[JustPiper]

Schindler-Schiavo on 'death row'
Petition drive launched for Terri Schiavo

[tkathy]

I just went through this with my mother and 2 aunts. All 3 of them lost the ability to eat, and they went peacefully in a few days.

[discostu]

Most of the euthenasia movement doesn't go along with Kevorkian, he gave them a bad name and they're glad he's behind bars.

We almost went through this with my grandmother. She was real sick and on the resperator which was a direct violation of her living will, but the doctor told us that if whe was going to get better she'd be off it in a week. So our decision was that either way the respirator would be gone in a week, luckily she recovered well enough to be taken off it by day 6. Nasty nasty week.

[Mo1]

Bushnell said, according to a March 24, 2000, court order by Judge Greer, the Schindlers were "prohibited from photographing, taking videos, or taking any other like pictorial representations of the Ward, or causing same to be taken by other persons, without prior approval of this court."

This Judge is amazing .. he refuses to order tests done on her .. he refuses any therapy to help her improve her life ... he refuses to help her in any way possible .. he seems hell bent on killing this women.

I could understand if she truely was a complete vegetable and was hooked up to all kinds of tubes, but she is not .. and what this Judge has order is nothing but murder IMO

[Deathmonger]

If you read the related articles, this is a shocking story that has received no media attention.

- There are hints that foul play on the part of her husband was involved, explaining his eagerness to see her go and refusal to let her receive therapy.

- The husband spent all of the malpractice award intended to pay for her rehabilitation--on his legal fees in the effort to terminate her.

- SHE IS NOT BRAIN DEAD--her heart beats and she breathes on her own, she can say a few words, move her limbs, smile and react to people in the room, and can swallow--yet the judge ordered that no tests be done to see if she can be spoon-fed.

- The judge and court-appointed guardian are preventing the family priest from visiting or administering Catholic sacraments.

- Read the related articles to see more outrageous behavior on the part of lawyers and the courts.

The warnings about the slippery slope involved in giving in to the euthanasia/abortionist cause are coming to pass. This ruling sets a precedent that living conscious human beings can be terminated by a judge's ruling on their 'quality of life', by starvation no less. Thousands of disabled and elderly throughout the country will now be one court order away from death should their guardians find them burdensome.

Now I understand why the courts don't want the Ten Commandments anywhere near the courthouse--this ruling flies in the face of them.

[kimmie7]

This story is so shocking, outrageous, and pitiful. Bumping.

[yhwhsman]

The husband hasn't even allowed them to brush her teeth for the past seven years! And the thing that kills me is that when they come to murder her, she can't even try to fight them off.

Terri's Website

Sorrow

[JustPiper]

Losing the ability to eat, please elaborate? Sorry for your losses, particularly your mother. I took care of mine at home for many years, then she became terminal so we brought in hospice. She died at home she just couldn't breathe any longer. I know how hard it is Kehy, sorry again.

[JustPiper]

What happened after? How did she react to that?

[JustPiper]

I know there were accusations thrown at him. His behaviour seemed to imply alot, doesn't he have a girlfriend also?

[discostu]

My grandmother is a very intense person. She was doped up enough during that time that she has only the most vague recollections of it, and there was no reason to risk her ire (she'd have gotten mad on general principle). So we didn't tell her. We told her she was really on the brink and needed breathing assistance "for a bit", but never got into details. And we never will.

[JustPiper]

What are the dynamics between her parents and husband? What are her parents wishes?

[JustPiper]

Wise choice, my Mom was coherent until her last day, there was no hiding anything from her ;(

[discostu]

Ugh, I feel for you. Never in my life have I been so glad to not be "the decision maker", yeah I was in on discussions and stuff but my uncle had been put in charge (again by the living will) and it was his call to make in the end. Hopefully they'll still be on good terms when she finally does go, otherwise I will be the decision maker; that's a pretty sorry #ssed superficial wish but I'm willing to feel guilt over it and not change it.

[Dante3]

I find it horrible.

[Deathmonger]

Yes he he currently cohabitating with his girlfriend and has a child with her.

The parents accuse him of strangling her in the first place and are trying to prevent him from finishing the job.

[yhwhsman]

I'm not sure about the husband/parents relationship. His actions are very antagonistic. Terri's mom and dad have begged him to release his guardianship to them, even to the point of signing all the malpractice money over to him, and he refuses.

The courts refuse to consider the x-ray evidence of abuse, saying it's been too long. Course, the husband had sealed the medical records almost from day one. He also plans to have Terri's body cremated immediately after she dies, which would be perfect to hide his crimes.

[JustPiper]

The good news today is Jeb Bush has fought to get her a guardian, so a reprieve, but there is going to be a fight;(

[backhoe]

A remembrance bump, and...

 

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Think Terry's Fight does not affect, or apply, to you?

Think again.

Got a recessive gene? Old parent or spouse? Handicapped child?

At what point do they become "a useless Eater"-- like Terry?

All you geezers that moved to Florida for low taxes & mild weather? You're next...

Just as the Pope predicted, we have become a Cult of Death--

Send in the Marshalls. Now. 

 

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