Ben Carson says the Terri Schiavo case was ‘much ado about nothing’

Washington Post ^ | 11/13/15 | Ed O'Keefe

[markomalley]

Leading Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson believes that federal and state official overreacted in the case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who died in 2005 as her husband and family battled over whether to keep her alive despite her vegetative state.

The case roiled the state of Florida and sparked an emotional national debate about the ethics, politics and spiritual significance of her life and death.

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After speaking at a Republican Party conference here on Friday, a reporter asked Carson what he thought of the infamous case -- one that Bush speaks about occasionally as he mounts his own presidential campaign.

"We face those kinds of issues all the time and while I don't believe in euthanasia, you have to recognize that people that are in that condition do have a series of medical problems that occur that will take them out," he said. "Your job [as a doctor] is to keep them comfortable throughout that process and not to treat everything that comes up."

[antceecee]

Palliative care...let the person just naturally die. They don’t treat pneumonia, flu, anything that prolongs life. I guess some are worthy to live and some are not in his view.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Terri Shiavo had a loving family that wanted to take care of her. Her husband had a babe he was hot to marry so Terri had to go. There was about $600,000 coming to him.

[Politicalkiddo]

He botched it, then. He should sue himself for malpractice. :P

[chajin]

Perhaps it is the spillover of anger from the Paris massacre, but if Dr. Carson had any chance of my support, it’s gone now. I am tired of fools parading as wise, while human life continues to be in the balance.

[vette6387]

“Still to this day JEB was such a weak hand-wringing wimp allowed the rights of her so-called husband end her life in a inhumane way. By the way ,the sorry husband had moved on and had another woman and kids. Sickening to say the least.”

Someone ought to ask Yebble if she had been Hispanic, if he would have been able to perform “an act of love” and spare her life?

[EternalVigilance]

I ai’t voting for any of them.

[antceecee]

Yup! That sums it up pretty much.

[conservativejoy]

Why is this surprising? The man supports DEATH PANELS!!

[Theodore R.]

He wouldn’t have said that had the Schindlers been wealthy and were contributing to his campaign.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Carson needs to GTFO of the race. I’m sick of looking at him and listening to him.

[conservativejoy]

I so pray that you are right that Carson is finished. Never have I seen so many Christian people deceived.

[nopardons]

Does he?

I do know that he wants to get rid of Medicare; even for people now on it.

[smoothsailing]

He's starting to drop....

Today's Reuters/Ipsos poll

[dsc]

“Yep, Imma get flamed for this one. “

Listen, crumb-bum, you make me laugh that hard again and I’m going to loose the hounds.

[antceecee]

Agree!

[antceecee]

;)

[antceecee]

My step mother in Alzheimer’s care is pretty much the same, but I will not let anyone take away her right to life. On her own merits she loves her life and others around her treasure her.

[Theodore R.]

Never have I seen so many Christian people deceived

You forgot GA Jimmuh and 1976 and the Christian smile!

[Theodore R.]

4.2 for Jebbie is still too close for comfort.

[conservativejoy]

Yes. I had read that and did my own search on it a couple of days ago. It was shocking. If I can find it again, I’ll post.