Holy COW! How could this law even be constitutional? And if Wiki is correct, it became law in 1999. But how could that be? Wasn’t President Bush the governor then? I cannot believe a pro-life Christian like Bush would have ever signed such a thing
IMO, both George W Bush and Jeb Bush showed their real
colors 7 years ago and a few days ago. However, it can
plausibly be maintained that the Texas Futile Care
Law was passed by misreprenting its purpose. There are
indeed situations where family members demand medical
interventions that woudl be harmful, or unnecessary. Back
in 2005 some knowledgeable FReepers gave some examples, but
I do not recall the specifics. Water and food (and some
other slightly more sophisticated interventions) are not
medical care subject to withdrawal. My authority for this
being Dr. Abraham’s Nishmat Avraham.