He might, but as I said, no one has yet shown proof of that. If true, certainly Felos is more than clever enough to cover his tracks -- hospices are big business, after all. And when business interests are combined with the ideology of euthanasia, it's a poisonous mix.
At the very least, this should be a cautionary tale for any senior thinking of retiring to Florida -- and their children, if they value their parents.
OTOH, I wonder how many people knew this law existed before this case? I wonder how many people know what the laws in their particular state are regarding end-of-life measures?
Most of us don't want to think about death until we stare it in the face, either in a mirror -- or in the face of someone we hold dear. What used to be a family decision by consensus has now become a decision that can be made by physicians, or forced into the courts by law, and we know how compassionate the law has been in this case.
I suspect that the polls reflect the fact that most people don't even want to think about the end of their lives, and so don't want to think what the Shiavo case may mean for them.
Hospice and euthanaia are partners. Hospice is to make people comfortable while they die. And believe me, they use morphine to hasten death.
The worrisome partners would be euthanasia and hospitals or nursing homes.
Any one who calls or goes to hospice knows death is near and will be hastened.
About the Jews, George Felos wrote, "The Jewish people, long ago in their collective consciousness, agreed to play the role of the lamb whose slaughter was necessary to shock humanity into a new moral consciousness. Their sacrifice saved humanity at the brink of extinction and propelled us into a new age." (pg 240)
"If our minds can conceive of an uplifting Holocaust, can it be so diffucult to look another way at the slights and injuries and abuses we perceive were inflicted upon us?" (pg 240)
Describing the period he was separated from his ex-wife, "that weekend I experienced rage. Savage, unadulterated, and murderous rage." (pg 6)
Felos wrote about his ex-wife, "To her, I seemed unattractive, sexually unexciting, balding, boring, and just not enough fun to be with....she didn't need me anymore. For her, marriage to me inflicted a fate worse than death. She admitted that for the past year or so she had wished for my death, and whenever I flew hoped the plane would crash." (pg 7)
About his anger towards his ex-wife, "I was on fire, fueled by thoughts of bludgeoning and tearing her apart." (pg 23)
Describing the period he was recuperating from his divorce, "it consisted mostly of dreams of being tormented in some inferno." (pg 27)
Mrs Browning, do you want to die? Do you want to die? - I nearly shouted as I continued to peer into her pools of strikingly beautiful but incognizant blue eyes. It felt so eerie." (pg 63)
"Whatever your opinion about tube feeding, the hard fact was it now stood between Mrs. Browning and her death." (pg 64)
About Mrs. Estelle Browning "...I carried with me the resolute determination to sever the artificial cord that bound Estelle Browning to this earthly realm. Her agonized cry for release ran though my mind over and over again, and I felt our spiritual bond." (pg 76) "With my son as catalyst, I felt stirrings of my own early childhood, which was less than idyllic. I unconsciously blamed myself for permitting myself to be abused, and I believed I was, as a child. At some point early in my childhood I self-divided into a protector and the inner essence I was protecting." (pg 48)
While on a plane trip, Felos thought "I wonder what it would be like to die right now?" (pg 181)
Felos wrote that God told him, "You are more powerful than you realize." (pg 182) About the Estelle Browning case, "I still got a kick that evening seeing myself on the TV news, notwithstanding my frequently displayed countenance in the media of late."
"If I had to urinate, I didn't wait until the next commercial, I immediately got up and went. On the first urge to defecate, I left for the bathroom rather than making one more phone call." (pg 292)
"I can truly say my wife was enamored with me. I suppose power and success really are potent aphrodisiacs - as my spouse had made particularly evident our previous night at the Governor's Inn." (pg 246)
From Here:
The Whacky Whacky World of George Felos