"Under Florida law, a feeding tube is considered a life-support device on par with a respirator."
This statement jumped out at me, since I had just yesterday real this article on the perversion of the terminology in the euthanasia issue by its advocates.........
http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/fctwww.htm
a short snip:
Euthanasia proponents have learned a lot about public relations in the six decades since the Euthanasia Society of America made that first attempt to gain legislative approval for mercy killing. One lesson they have heeded is that all social engineering is preceded by verbal engineering. If words or their meaning can be changed, the quest to change hearts and minds will be achieved.
Today when mercy killing is discussed, it is couched in euphemisms -- words of gentleness or the language of rights. Titles of euthanasia advocacy groups contain words like "compassion," "choice," and "dignity." Even the Euthanasia Society of American has undergone name changes to present a more positive image. (In l976 the Euthanasia Society of America changed its name to the Society for the Right to Die and, in l991, it became known as Choice in Dying.)
Isn't that interesting...and revealing.
Yes, I agree. JunkYardBlog http://junkyardblog.net/archives/week_2005_03_20.html#004121 covers how this happened in Florida and cites two other blogs worth reading, one of which is entitled "Something Fishy's Going on In Pinellas." Events are moving so fast, I haven't had time to look into the details.