Posted on 03/17/2005 9:58:21 PM PST by JeffMBattle
Per front page of Drudge
**Exclusive Fri Mar 18 2005 00:50:07 ET** The Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee, Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) has requested Terri Schiavo to testify before his congressional committee, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. In so doing it triggers legal or statutory protections for the witness, among those protections is that nothing can be done to cause harm or death to this individual.
I'm sorry you feel so put upon by other freepers (who said things I haven't said or thought about you), but I was responding to your actual words...........and they sounded extremely callous.
So, would you answer the question..........why did you say, "Why didn't she say something sooner?"
It was one of the facts of the matter I was educating myself on. I thought that perhaps the parents had occasional visits recently as a few months or year or two ago?
Please be assured I wasn't trying to accuse you of name calling or insulting my character. Common sense dictates that one will never persuade someone to their side if they tell that person off.
You need to get your facts straight.
1992
Aug - Terri awarded $250,000 in malpractice settlement.
Nov - Terri awarded $1.4 million in malpractice trial.
Nov - Michael Schiavo awarded $600,000 in malpractice trial.
1993
Feb - Michael Schiavo denies recommended rehabilitation treatment.
Feb - Schiavo and Terri's parents have falling out regarding lack of therapy for Terri.
Feb - Schiavo withholds medical information from Terri's parents.
Feb - Schiavo posts Do not Resuscitate order in Terri's medical chart.
Jun - Schiavo threatens Schindler family with lawsuit.
Aug - Schiavo orders medical staff not to treat Terri for potentially fatal infection.
Sep - Bob and Mary Schindler petition courts to remove Schiavo as Terri's guardian.
Nov - Schiavo admits in deposition that he knew withholding treatment of infection could result in Terri's death.
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http://www.terrisfight.org/timeline.html
As soon as he got the money, he's been trying to kill her.
A very reasoned response. I respect everyone's opinion on FR. Good luck with the smoking thing!
This woman, who is very much alive, but disabled, must NOT be put to death by this renegade judge!
Pray for this nation and what we are becoming if this travesty of justice and morality is allowed to continue.
Well why not send the Marshals out and bring her to DC to testify. Once out of Florida they can feed her again and Greer will have squat to say about it.
The fact that this is even happening shows to what horrible depths our country has fallen.
Absolutely correct! Cite her for contempt; arrest her; and get her out of Judge Greer's jurisdiction! Then place her under witness protection and get her away from any influence her despicable husband might have.
In another thread, I went through this in greater detail - but I believe that when the end is near for someone, the majority will fight to hang on, even with living wills or discussions with spouses.
My sister was a neurologist and recommended to her patients losing muscle and/or nerve control that the quality of life on a ventillator was poor and to avoid it. BUT, she contracted ALS herself and when the time came that she couldn't breathe on her own any more, she chose life and the ventillator - without a second thought.
I don't think any of us know how we would really feel in that situation. While it is hard to watch a loved one become dependent on others and losing dignity, I think their will to live prevails no matter what the circumstances (this doesn't include those in chronic pain, of course.)
Yes indeed, the sky is falling, and we're all doomed (sarcasm/off)
You may be correct that Terri might not be able to swallow, but one does have to ask WHY the judge forbids anyone from attempting to feed and hydrate her orally once the tube doing so now it pulled. ask yourself why he would do that?
Terri has apparently not recieved therapies as required by the ADA for years. (when was her last plan of care filed?I'm sure someone can tell us) until they actually get around to killing her the judges duty is to ensure that she is recieving the care needed to insure her comfort, including range of motion therapies to help avoid contractures. PT, OT and medical and dental care. It really sounds as if the 'judge' has also protected her guardian from having to provide these therpies.
Also , one has to ask why those who trumpet their goodness and compassion in passing the ADA to help protect those who can't protect themselves,(those democrats who are silent on Terries rights) aren't condemming the lack of services it requires for the disabled in Terri's case. (me thinks there's some two faced bigots who use those who truely do have compassion for those less abled)
BTW, how many of you realize that a parent does not automatically get custody of their disabled young adult if they have that young adult declared incompetant? Sure they get a say in what goes on in their family members life but it doesn't mean squat if the state decides to do something else...this happens in most states, I believe it's changed in MN so families are now in control after one legislator found out the state had all the say in the life of his disabled brother, he and his family were shocked to find this out that they really didn't have much say in moving their son and brother home. (this fact is really getting out in the disabled community so things are changing) Also, while I could appoint a guardian for my children, in my will, when they were minors the state (judge) Was NOT required to honor my wishes there either.
So unless there is something in the law stating the spouse or parent get custody of the disabled person, that person is basically under the whim judge who assigns his/her guardian, Judge Greer has decided it's MS. Personally I think it's wrong and pray for Terri to survive and thrive with the family that truely LOVES her.
This if of course just my opinion.
The concept of justice; the rule of law; God, Honor, Country on these our country was founded. No one is above the law.
Except Judge Greer.
The judge decided years ago that Terri should die, her life was not worth living, she stood between her husband and happiness, her husband and prosperity. She should have the decency to get out of his life. That is what she would have wanted. After all, we have his word for that. The judge relied on "expert" testimony from the foremost expert in the field, Dr. Death, a man who never met a sentient being.
If you believe them, the Governor of the Great State of Florida, the President of the United States, the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House are all powerless in the face of some mindless appointed judge in Florida. They can do nothing to keep a clearly innocent lady from being publicly murdered in a cruel and certainly unusual manner. Criminals convicted of the most heinous and despicable murders have rights to almost endless appeal and can be pardoned. Innocent people in the way of a scumbag have no right, no recourse.
According to the talking heads, Terri's fate is in the hands of her "husband", a man living in adultery with another woman, fathering bastards. Perhaps the world would be a better place if her "husband" were separated from his hands. Seems like they do that in countries ruled by the religion of peace, so it should be okay with the left.
Be left with this thought, if the Governor of the Great State of Florida, the President of the United States, the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House are really all powerless in the face of some mindless appointed judge in Florida, do you want to give up your right to keep and bear arms?
You mean things are going along swimmingly?
LOL it appears your efforts were in vain.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
you are embarrassingly ZOTTED!!!!
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