To: narses
10) "Life-prolonging procedure" means any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention, including artificially provided sustenance and hydration, which sustains, restores, or supplants a spontaneous vital function. The term does not include the administration of medication or performance of medical procedure, when such medication or procedure is deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain. Florida Health care directives.
115 posted on
03/29/2005 9:18:31 PM PST by
sinkspur
(I'm in the WPPFF)
To: sinkspur
So how did that ever come to an order not even to lay a damp washcloth on Terri's lips?
To: sinkspur
How is bottled water "artificially provided sustenance and hydration" and what specific law was violated?
121 posted on
03/29/2005 9:22:24 PM PST by
narses
(St James the Moor-slayer, Pray for us! +)
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