[dixiegrrl]

In the United States of America Federal Statutes IT is against the law to use federal money to asssist in or cause the death of ANY individual!! TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 138 > Sec. 14402.
Sec. 14402. - Restriction on use of Federal funds under health care programs
(a) Restriction on Federal funding of health care services

Subject to subsection (b) of this section, no funds appropriated by Congress for the purpose of paying (directly or indirectly) for the provision of health care services may be used -
(1)
to provide any health care item or service furnished for the purpose of causing, or for the purpose of assisting in causing, the death of any individual, such as by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing;
(2)
to pay (directly, through payment of Federal financial participation or other matching payment, or otherwise) for such an item or service, including payment of expenses relating to such an item or service; or
(3)
to pay (in whole or in part) for health benefit coverage that includes any coverage of such an item or service or of any expenses relating to such an item or service.
(b) Construction and treatment of certain services

Nothing in subsection (a) of this section, or in any other provision of this chapter (or in any amendment made by this chapter), shall be construed to apply to or to affect any limitation relating to -
(1)
the withholding or withdrawing of medical treatment or medical care;
(2)
the withholding or withdrawing of nutrition or hydration;
(3)
abortion; or
(4)
the use of an item, good, benefit, or service furnished for the purpose of alleviating pain or discomfort, even if such use may increase the risk of death, so long as such item, good, benefit, or service is not also furnished for the purpose of causing, or the purpose of assisting in causing, death, for any reason.

[Pegita]

I've not read through your post yet, dixiegrrl, but Felos announced today that Terri was approved for Medicaid .. would that be State or Federal? Seems to me if it's Federal, she comes under the protection of FEDERAL law - who are our FReeper attorneys? The appeals were sent back from Federal to State because it was a STATE matter.

[tutstar]

Medicaid ought to fall under that....