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FR Research Thread on Terri II: Mae Magouirk

Posted on 04/08/2005 5:16:33 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March

WorldNetDaily Article: Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube

FR Discussion Thread

Many more links coming....


TOPICS: US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: maemagouirk; magouirk; terri; terriii; terrischiavo
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; All

Per Glenn, he has his research guy finding all info on this story and will post all on Glenn's website. He told researcher to send info to all folks Glenn knows. He said people should blaze AARP with phone calls on why they are not doing something. Kenneth's mom now in hospital; this could be a double tragedy.


21 posted on 04/08/2005 7:44:53 AM PDT by uvular
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Bookmarked BUMP!!!!


22 posted on 04/08/2005 7:46:04 AM PDT by Nowhere Man (Lutheran, Conservative, Neo-Victorian/Edwardian - Any Questions?)
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To: uvular; BykrBayb

The interview with Ken Mullimax was extremely compelling. Anyone who is a GB insider should seek it out and listen to it - Fri 10-1030.

I just emailed Glenn a link to this thread as well as all the contact info that bykrbayb compiled yesterday.

Glenn is still talking about it. Discussing now who we should be calling about this. Says he'll be calling Sean Hannity himself. Telling listeners to call afternoon talk show hosts to get them involved.


23 posted on 04/08/2005 7:54:34 AM PDT by agrace ([ It is He] that brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth as vanity. Is 40:23)
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To: All

Another woman is being dehydrated and starved to death. For those who don't know background, story is at end of contacts.

Also, see this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=1379016%2C591

Please help us notify media. Do as much as you can. If you only have a little time, please do SOMETHING. Thanks.

If you have a lot of time, you can contact eeevil conservative by PM, in order to get her name & give it as contact info., as she has talked with Mae's family and others.

Sean Hannity's e-mail: James.Grisham@abc.com

And click next link for the media in GEORGIA

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/?command=state_search&state=GA&submit.x=13&submit.y=10

Special Note

Nationwide local media contact database - one of the best all-purpose links.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media
For contact info for all media in a local area, enter your zipcode.
For contact info for all media in a state, click that state on the map.
For national media, check the "show national media" box.

When it returns your list of media outlets, you can click on the name to go to the website.

If you want to send email to any or all of them, click the box next to the name. Then, click "compose message". When the next screen comes up, enter the requested information, type in your message, and click "send message".

==>Added bonus: on the left hand side of the search page are links to the same kind of contact info for national, state and local officials; and state agencies.



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FOX News Channel Comments
Comments@foxnews.com

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Here's the background for those who don't know:

To view ENTIRE article, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/a...RTICLE_ID=43688

Thursday, April 7, 2005
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube
81-year-old neither terminally ill, comatose, nor in vegetative state
Posted: April 7, 2005
7:33 p.m. Eastern

By Sarah Foster
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

In a situation recalling the recent death of Terri Schiavo in Florida, an 81-year-old widow, denied nourishment and fluids for nearly two weeks, is clinging to life in a hospice in LaGrange, Ga., while her immediate family fights desperately to save her life before she dies of starvation and dehydration.

Mae Magouirk was neither terminally ill, comatose nor in a "vegetative state," when Hospice-LaGrange accepted her as a patient about two weeks ago upon the request of her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, 36, an elementary school teacher.

Also upon Gaddy's request and without prior legal authority, since March 28 Hospice-LaGrange has denied Magouirk normal nourishment or fluids via a feeding tube through her nose or fluids via an IV. She has been kept sedated with morphine and ativan, a powerful tranquillizer.

Her nephew, Ken Mullinax, told WorldNetDaily that although Magouirk is given morphine and ativan, she has not received any medication to keep her eyes lubricated during her forced dehydration.

"They haven't given her anything like that for two weeks," said Mullinax. "She can't produce tears."

The dehydration is being done in defiance of Magouirk's specific wishes, which she set down in a "living will," and without agreement of her closest living next-of-kin, two siblings and a nephew: A. Byron McLeod, 64, of Anniston, Ga.; Ruth Mullinax, 74, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Ruth Mullinax's son, Ken Mullinax.

Magouirk's husband and only child, a son, are both deceased.

In her living will, Magouirk stated that fluids and nourishment were to be withheld only if she were either comatose or "vegetative," and she is neither. Nor is she terminally ill, which is generally a requirement for admission to a hospice.

Magouirk lives alone in LaGrange, though because of glaucoma she relied on her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, to bring her food and do errands.

(Excerpt)


24 posted on 04/08/2005 8:17:03 AM PDT by Sun (Visit www.theEmpireJournal.com * Pray for Terri. Pray to end abortion.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
For what it's worth:

Georgia Probate Courts: MINUTES
Meeting of SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA COMMITTEE ON COURT TECHNOLOGY
May 14, 2004

PROBATE COURTS

15. Judge William Self distributed a report on technology in the probate courts to the Committee. See Appendix C attached. He welcomed the Committee to the field of totally local funding and predicted this would be the main stumbling block to implementation in the very lowest levels of court. He recommended involvement with Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association, and assistance from DMVS, to encourage local governments to set aside funds for court technology in their budgets.

16. Judge Self said he sent a technology survey to probate courts but got only 58 responses. Including responses to an earlier AOC survey brought the total to 105.

17. Probate courts have jurisdiction over probate of wills, administration of estates minor and adult guardianships. They administer oaths of office and issue marriage licenses. 23 of 159 probate court judges also serve as chief magistrate. In 88 counties where there’s no state court, they handle traffic matters. Others serve as elections supervisors and as custodians of vital records. Probate court judges in Georgia are mostly non-lawyers; 13 are attorneys. In counties with populations over 96,000, probate judges (unless “grandfathered”) are required to be attorneys and parties to a civil case in those courts may request a jury trial. 18. Based on the 105 responses to the survey, there is an average of three employees per probate court; however the range runs from one to 32 (in Fulton County). Thirty percent of probate courts have one judge and at most one full-time employee. Twelve probate courts with only one employee also have at least three additional areas of jurisdiction. The situation begs for technology to be utilized, but there’s a limited time to dedicate to learning technology. County commissioners are not willing to fund additional staff for probate judges because of budget considerations. Counties are not willing to fund training for probate court staff because it is not mandated.

19. Of the 105 judges responding, 15 (15%) have no case management software, and of those who do, half are not making good use of it because of a lack of training and time. 20. Probate courts that do use technology use it for word processing, database spreadsheets, calendaring, case and decision management applications. Some are beginning to scan images for access and storage. Judge Self said he is very concerned about the number of probate courts that are not accomplishing any archiving of records.

21. When you have smaller courts where the judge is a non-lawyer, the ability to do legal research, especially electronic research, is very important.

22. GCAC, AOC, county IT departments, and vendors provide IT support. Twelve percent of probate courts have Internet access only through private accounts of the judge because their counties will not provide it, purchasing off-the-shelf software and trying to make it usable in the courts.

24. Information requested from probate courts includes traffic and misdemeanor reports, election records, vital records (sometimes for genealogical research), caseload reports, civil case filings and dispositions (the courts are a long way from that).

26. Probate courts have no funding source. They depend on county commissions or grant applications. The Council of Probate Court Judges has added training for probate court clerks, but there has not been a lot of emphasis on training judges or clerks in technology.

27. Prof. Elliott asked whether training would be used if it were available online. Judge Self said it would be helpful, but a lot of courts don’t have full Internet access, only the GO network.

28. Judge Harris noted that the Council of Superior Court Judges devoted an entire conference to technology. Afterward, there was a decrease in the number of judges who said they didn’t need a computer, and the number trying to make use of theirs rose significantly.

Cordially,

25 posted on 04/08/2005 8:19:36 AM PDT by Diamond (Qui liberatio scelestus trucido inculpatus.)
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To: All

Repeat info with some changes:

Another woman is being dehydrated and starved to death. For those who don't know background, story is at end of contacts.

Also, see this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=1379016%2C591

Please help us notify media. Do as much as you can. If you only have a little time, please do SOMETHING. Thanks.

If you have a lot of time, you can contact eeevil conservative by PM, in order to get her name & give it as contact info., as she has talked with Mae's family and others.

Sean Hannity's e-mail: James.Grisham@abc.com

And click next link for the media in GEORGIA

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/?command=state_search&state=GA&submit.x=13&submit.y=10

Special Note

Nationwide local media contact database - one of the best all-purpose links.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media
For contact info for all media in a local area, enter your zipcode.
For contact info for all media in a state, click that state on the map.
For national media, check the "show national media" box.

When it returns your list of media outlets, you can click on the name to go to the website.

If you want to send email to any or all of them, click the box next to the name. Then, click "compose message". When the next screen comes up, enter the requested information, type in your message, and click "send message".

==>Added bonus: on the left hand side of the search page are links to the same kind of contact info for national, state and local officials; and state agencies.



To Call FOX News Channel:
1-888-369-4762

FOX News Channel Comments
Comments@foxnews.com

cbs phone # is 212-975-3247; e-mail is audsvcs@cbs.com

If you call you can either leave a message on their answering machine, or if you wish to talk with a "real person," call between 10 - 11:30 a.m. or 2 - 3:30 p.m.



Here's the background for those who don't know:

To view ENTIRE article, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/a...RTICLE_ID=43688

Thursday, April 7, 2005
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube
81-year-old neither terminally ill, comatose, nor in vegetative state
Posted: April 7, 2005
7:33 p.m. Eastern

By Sarah Foster
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

In a situation recalling the recent death of Terri Schiavo in Florida, an 81-year-old widow, denied nourishment and fluids for nearly two weeks, is clinging to life in a hospice in LaGrange, Ga., while her immediate family fights desperately to save her life before she dies of starvation and dehydration.

Mae Magouirk was neither terminally ill, comatose nor in a "vegetative state," when Hospice-LaGrange accepted her as a patient about two weeks ago upon the request of her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, 36, an elementary school teacher.

Also upon Gaddy's request and without prior legal authority, since March 28 Hospice-LaGrange has denied Magouirk normal nourishment or fluids via a feeding tube through her nose or fluids via an IV. She has been kept sedated with morphine and ativan, a powerful tranquillizer.

Her nephew, Ken Mullinax, told WorldNetDaily that although Magouirk is given morphine and ativan, she has not received any medication to keep her eyes lubricated during her forced dehydration.

"They haven't given her anything like that for two weeks," said Mullinax. "She can't produce tears."

The dehydration is being done in defiance of Magouirk's specific wishes, which she set down in a "living will," and without agreement of her closest living next-of-kin, two siblings and a nephew: A. Byron McLeod, 64, of Anniston, Ga.; Ruth Mullinax, 74, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Ruth Mullinax's son, Ken Mullinax.

Magouirk's husband and only child, a son, are both deceased.

In her living will, Magouirk stated that fluids and nourishment were to be withheld only if she were either comatose or "vegetative," and she is neither. Nor is she terminally ill, which is generally a requirement for admission to a hospice.

Magouirk lives alone in LaGrange, though because of glaucoma she relied on her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, to bring her food and do errands.

(Excerpt)


26 posted on 04/08/2005 8:27:50 AM PDT by Sun (Visit www.theEmpireJournal.com * Pray for Terri. Pray to end abortion.)
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To: Sun; All

All of you make me so proud. You people are what I come to FR to find - compatriots to fight liberalism and democrats.

I will help with this as soon as I can.


27 posted on 04/08/2005 8:40:38 AM PDT by ClancyJ (The Death Culture Movement - All of us are hosed no matter what we do)
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To: All; ClancyJ

Thanx, Clancy!

And to end the filibusters for judicial nominees, click here:

http://www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/alert/?alertid=7354231&type=TA


28 posted on 04/08/2005 8:49:39 AM PDT by Sun (Visit www.theEmpireJournal.com * Pray for Terri. Pray to end abortion.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

http://www.nrlc.org/
National Right to Life


29 posted on 04/08/2005 9:04:30 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Here is another contact link for Concerned Women of America:
http://www.cwfa.org/feedback.asp?mode=feedback&referrer=http://www.cwfa.org/media.asp


30 posted on 04/08/2005 9:06:12 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Here are some contact links I am using that may be useful.
First is to AFA contact box and the second is a search toolkit.
http://www.afa.net/contact.asp

http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/dbq/media/


31 posted on 04/08/2005 9:06:41 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; Calpernia; queenkathy; AmericanChef

Viaticals info from Calpernia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1371538/posts?page=339#339


32 posted on 04/08/2005 9:11:46 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: mother22wife21

bump!


33 posted on 04/08/2005 9:15:42 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

Research Thread from Backhoe!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372897/posts


34 posted on 04/08/2005 9:17:10 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: windchime; Fedora; nicmarlo; Velveeta; nw_arizona_granny; Coleus; backhoe; ...

ping


35 posted on 04/08/2005 9:18:18 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

FYI about:http://www.wghs.org/lagrange.html



West Georgia Health System
West Georgia Medical Center
1514 Vernon Road
LaGrange, Georgia 30240
(706) 882-1411
email: info@wghs.org


36 posted on 04/08/2005 9:35:53 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: TheWyzzyrd

Here we go again ping.


37 posted on 04/08/2005 9:38:01 AM PDT by Lovergirl (Terri..I don't personally know you but I love you.)
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To: mother22wife21

http://www.wghs.org/wgh.html
Additional info on Hospice services provided.



38 posted on 04/08/2005 9:41:54 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Your e-mail message was sent to:

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39 posted on 04/08/2005 10:04:47 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ( "He's down by the river, walkin' on the water")
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

BUMP


40 posted on 04/08/2005 10:06:18 AM PDT by k2blader (If suicide is immoral, then helping it happen, regardless of motivation, is also immoral.)
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