The one media carrying the update for the moment is from a Gannett publication meaning I cannot even excerpt. But please go to the link for the story. The news is good although very very late in coming...
More is sure to follow on this update and wagglebee has a thread on her story I will post shortly.
Comatose woman should be placed back on life support, judge rules
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Fresno, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A California court is scheduled to hold a hearing today in a case of a disabled woman like Terri Schiavo who has been deprived of food and water for nine days. Janet Rivera lost her right to food and water on July 14 when a court-appointed guardian removed her feeding tube despite her family's wishes.
Rivera, 46, had a heart attack on February 2006 and she never regained consciousness. She has been on life support for two years
Jesus Rivera, her husband, had been his wife's conservator until June 17, when he was replaced for unknown reasons by David Hadden, the Fresno County coroner....
Woman Like Terri Schiavo Denied Food, Water for Nine Days; Hearing Today
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"We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest."
The coroner was appointed as Janet Rivera’s guardian. Her condition immediately deteriorated. The coroner ordered her starved and dehydrated to death.
Who didn’t see that coming?
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A judge rules for a patient? In the United States? Shocking!