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To: quentin
That is the basis for my belief that she would have wanted to discontinue life support,

Do you think Terri had the right to try to swallow her own food and water if she chose to do so? Yes or no.

906 posted on 02/14/2006 11:49:45 AM PST by bjs1779
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To: bjs1779
Do you think Terri had the right to try to swallow her own food and water if she chose to do so? Yes or no.


This is something of a strawman argument, don't you think? Since Mrs. Schiavo could not safely swallow enough food/water to sustain her, and lacked the cognitive ability required to "[choose] to do so", your question is, at best, hypothetical. But if she had been undoubtedly capable of a) volition; and b) safe oral nutrition and hydration, (that capability being determined by reputable medical personnel), then certainly she would have had a "right" to eat and drink orally. I don't believe anyone would say otherwise.
909 posted on 02/14/2006 1:05:01 PM PST by quentin
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