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To: pineconeland
and her husband has not acted in good faith as her guardian, which makes his assertion of her desire to die extremely questionable

When has this been proven in a court of law. The rights of a guardian are a legal matter, and when the guardian abuses those rights, or fails to act in good faith, then that is something that can be proven in a court. When has someone proven in a court that Michael Schiavo has not acted in good faith?

And yes, I'm aware that he has kids with another woman. But that's not enough to legally strip him of his rights as a guardian. I'm sorry but that's the law.

The courts have decided that it's his decision to make. And if it were me, or my wife I would not want the government stepping in to make that decision for me.

14 posted on 03/24/2005 12:54:35 PM PST by ironmike4242
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To: ironmike4242
and her husband has not acted in good faith as her guardian, which makes his assertion of her desire to die extremely questionable

When has this been proven in a court of law. The rights of a guardian are a legal matter, and when the guardian abuses those rights, or fails to act in good faith, then that is something that can be proven in a court. When has someone proven in a court that Michael Schiavo has not acted in good faith?

This is what the parents have been questioning and has not been given a fair trial. Considering that Terry's life is being taken away from her contingent on this fact, shouldn't the feeding tube be reinserted until the reasonable contentions of her mother and father that Michael is not looking after Terri's best interests, but rather his own, are given a fair hearing in court?

Until it is, then Terry is being asked to prove her right to live. Once our right to live is allowed to be questioned then we lose all other rights.

16 posted on 03/24/2005 1:33:58 PM PST by pineconeland (Or dip a pinecone in melted suet, stuff with peanut butter, and hang from a tree.)
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