Well, either WITH him or with his enemy, Sen. Joseph McCarthy. That's a tough call, isn't it? :-)
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The Editorial LiveJournalists addressed the Texas Futile Care Law on Saturday.
We have previously discussed the Texas Futile Care Law as applied to several Houston cases. Essentially, the law authorizes hospitals to terminate the care of patients if the hospital determines further care to be medically futile. The decision of the hospital may not be appealed or reviewed by another entity, and the family's wishes or financial means do not factor into the decision. Once the decision is made, families have ten days to locate another facility for the patient, or the patient's care is removed. In practice, most facilities are not going to want to take on such patients (if they can even be moved), and so the decision of the hospital is typically final.
Pro-life activists in Texas have recently taken aim at the Texas Futile Care Law, hoping to abolish it or radically reform it. They contend that hospitals should not enjoy the unreviewable power to terminate a life by denying treatment (even for patients that have the financial means to continue treatment). Theirs is principled opposition, regardless of whether or not one agrees with that position.
The response of the Editorial LiveJournalists is to call them names:
Editorial LiveJournalists defend Texas Futile Care Law
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