Frist: Gov't Unwanted in End-Of-Life Cases

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[SedVictaCatoni]

There was never any proof that this is what she wanted, only the words of a "husband" who was living with and having children with another woman.

Would it surprise you to learn that Terri's parents, within a few years after she entered a PVS, encouraged Mr. Schiavo to date and to "get on with his life"?

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[syriacus]

he was caught double billing Medicare

I hope they threw the book at him.

I was just thinking yesterday about the doctor who was in charge of the tb clinic I used to go to. He used public funds to take a trip to Scandinavia, with his mistress. The public's estimation of the that doctor really sank.

[FixedandDilated]

You, my dear, are a refreshing voice of reason. Bless you.

[itsahoot]

It's just the illogical inference you're making.

Think so? Take a look at Holland, Sweden and for that matter Hitler's regime.

[itsahoot]

The downward leftist spiral into insanity hasn't slowed it appear even here.

It is pervasive on this forum, maybe some of it will disappear when Hillary becomes the focus of out attention, but I doubt it.

[itsahoot]

but personal, heart wrenching, and very rightly, private.

Sort of like abortion huh? So this is what the big tent has wrought.

[itsahoot]

you country-club spineless Republicans did not exercise your constitutional authority over the courts and allowed a cretin swamp judge Greer to trump the Feds....no guts no glory pal. Put legs to your words next time or defer to one with the cajones for the job.

Bingo! Sadly he was GW's personal choice to replace the spineless Lott

[itsahoot]

Who said I wanted to kill?

Do you bother to read what you post?

[RobbyS]

As if the Courts were no part of government.

[itsahoot]

When Congress gets involved in family disputes that is government going too far.

Ever been to divorce court? I'll take Judge Judy any day.

[RobbyS]

Why didn't McConnel get the job?

[ContraryMary]

When Congress gets involved in family disputes that is government going too far.

Ever been to divorce court? I'll take Judge Judy any day.

Uh, what does divorce court have to do with Congress?

[ContraryMary]

Congress was interfering only because her parents wanted them to "interfere"

So when you are involved in a family dispute you wouldn't mind if your family members had Congress get involved on their side?

[ContraryMary]

Congress was interfering only because her parents wanted them to "interfere"

What Congress did was unconstitutional. Unfortunately the case didn't last long enough for that issue to be reviewed.

[ContraryMary]

I'm sorry to hear about your mother. How long was she comatose? My dad quit eating about a week before he died.

[ContraryMary]

The law was NOT followed.

You can argue all you want. But the law WAS followed, and it was followed very diligently. Terri had her day in court -- quite often -- and her case was thoroughly reviewed.

[ContraryMary]

Judge Greer refused much evidence that reflected the parents and other doctors evidence.

Judge Greer looked at everything. He gave more weight to evidence he had reason to believe was credible and he gave less weight to evidence he had reason to believe was not credible.

[ContraryMary]

If Terri Schiavo's parents and supporters honestly believed that she did not consent to being put to death, should they have been allowed to take her by force, without government interference, from the hospital and the people who were killing her?

Histrionics about killing her aside, are you talking about kidnapping her?

[ContraryMary]

Of course you support government interference. But you only want government to interfere to ensure life is extinguished in such cases.

Let's drop the silly pretense that you don't.

There you go again. Presuming that you can put words in people's mouths and thoughts in their mind.

[ContraryMary]

We are all going to die, and there is nothing government can do about it.