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To: wagglebee

are they starving him, or just withdrawing treatment that won’t help (futile care theory)?

End stage leukemia along with pneumonia? Sounds like IV fluid would only prolong his terminal agony, not prolong his life. And Catholic law does not require extraordinary care...IV fluid here means either a deep IV line (which will only increase the chance of infection and heart failure) or spending hours trying to find a vein that won’t collapse.

I’d hold off before I dare to judge this matter.


36 posted on 03/21/2012 7:08:14 PM PDT by LadyDoc
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To: LadyDoc

Don’t even attempt to add some realistic prudent professional thought here.......


47 posted on 03/22/2012 5:07:19 PM PDT by Osage Orange (The MSM is the most dangerous entity in the United States of America.)
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