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To: Spunky

SHALL is mandatory language, under the law. The Congressional compromise in the law (cited in one of the Federal Court decisions) was the SHALL regarding an injunction to reinsert the feeding tube or otherwise provide sustenance and hydration. That was watered down to discretionary MAY, but it was assumed that because they were ORDERED to undertake a de novo review, that they would have to preserve the patient, lest the issue become moot. The Federal court prejudged the case without performing the de novo review it was ordered to o.


240 posted on 03/31/2005 5:49:24 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt
"SHALL is mandatory language, under the law

Ok, I give. You probably know more than I do when it comes to legal terminology. :-)

245 posted on 03/31/2005 5:55:45 PM PST by Spunky ("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
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