Posted on 07/23/2008 3:59:33 PM PDT by wagglebee
And they still have the audacity to claim that there is no culture of death!
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“If this were a family member of mine, I would want the decision made by the group of physicians who are taking care of this patient,” he added.
Right. A group of physicians should decide. That worked out real well for the Germans too a few decades back. Maybe they can keep detailed records of how long it takes her to starve and they can call it “research”.
Yeah, but she isn't, so he should butt out.
Just another damn state murder going down.
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Jusr wait until we get Universal Death Care...
Exactly, and now they are working at the behest of a CORONER.
Self ping.
All to prevent her from suffering, of course.
This is horrible. I don’t know what else to say. And I guess husbands only get to make the choice when they go along with the real Choice Objectives: to have death, and have it more abundantly.
Though I don't know the specifics on this woman's mental capacity or whether she can recover somewhat this case reminds of the Schiavo fiasco. So called Pro-Lifers lost quite a bit of credibility when they came out so ferverent against pulling Schiavo’s plug. There was no reason to keep that woman in a system that cost tens of thousands of dollars a year for dozens of years. That would be stupid and socially suicidal and most importantly, SELFISH. To let a person drain resources from people that need them is ridiculous and defies common sense. The Pro-Lifers blew the Schiavo case because they didn't focus on the true travesty of the issue and the stupidity of the medical system. If the girl would have been properly rehabilitated she would have been able to walk and chew her own food while her brain wouldn't have gone to complete mush. The girl doesnt get enough rehab and because of that shes a vegetable and we fork up thousands of dollars to keep these people alive.
That was the travesty, not that a lifeless brain was aloud to pass.
I think it is a VERY proper time to put this up again...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1368549/posts
I notice that you joined Free Republic YESTERDAY, so maybe you were under the impression that this is a pro-death forum -- you would be WRONG.
There was no reason to keep that woman in a system that cost tens of thousands of dollars a year for dozens of years.
Terri's estranged, adulterous and abusive spent MORE MONEY KILLING HER than a feeding tube would have cost for the remainder of her life.
To let a person drain resources from people that need them is ridiculous and defies common sense. . . The girl doesnt get enough rehab and because of that shes a vegetable and we fork up thousands of dollars to keep these people alive.
You will be pleased to know that you are not the first person to make this argument:
You would not have needed to fork out any money to keep Terri alive. Germany offered to take care of her at no cost.
In 1993 Theresa Schindler-Schiavo’s Medical Rehabilitation Trust Account held over $761,000, this was HER MONEY AND HERS ALONE.
A feeding tube costs over $30,000 per year including medical procedures, Terri’s family was willing to care for her at home. The interest alone would pay for this.
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