Posted on 10/20/2005 5:52:22 PM PDT by wagglebee
I remember thinking during Terri's case that the judge, Michael Schiavo and his lawyer should have been forced to spend a few days restrained in a bed and given no food or water. Then the could find out just how "euphoric" the horror of being totally abandoned feels.
When we were agonizing over whether or not to put my Mama in a nursing facility after a few years at home with a caregiver(she'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's), my nephew jokingly told his mother that if she got to be a pain in the butt he'd put her in a nursing home. She got back at him, though, when she said, "You mean I'd be someplace where I'd be taken care of, fed, and bathed for the rest of my life? Now, what's the downside to that?" LOL!
Whether she does or not, one cannot help but wonder if insurance companies, with their influence over politicians (campaign contributions) and media (ad revenue) don't have a real big influence in a way of thinking that pulls the plug quickly on inconvenient people.
Keeping these people alive must really cut into profits.
That's why I always LEAVE it down.
Imagine the world wide outcry if these critters were held for thirteen days while armed guards prevented not a single drop of water from touching their lips. That is what they did to Terri.
There is a big difference, though. Terri was innocent of all except being an inconvenience.
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I would strongly recommend to everybody to check the nrlc's web site. It explains the dangers of Living Wills much better than I can possibly do. And you can download a Will to Live that is the right one for the state in which you live.
Imagine if she had converted to Islam. Then the outcry would have turned against her captors, whaddaya think?
Thanks for the ping.
Never sign a Living Will.
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No, you should have something in writing. Some believe in a "Will to Live" which would indicate that the signator wants to be kept alive no matter what. If that's your choice, then do it. But have something in writing.
This is not the same as the Schiavo case. In that case, there was no living will or anything in writing. Here, we have a signed document, but presumably one that goes into effect when a person is incapacitated to the point where he/she cannot make these decisions. Seems to me this gentleman is still lucid enough to make his own decisions; so whatever his wife wants, including trying to enforce the living will, should not apply.
Hide him from the death ghouls!
Prayers for him and his family (the ones who do not want to kill him).
Why? Because she's a mean, self-centered witch. With a "b."
Gives the meaning of "Health Maintenance Organization" a whole new nasty twist, doesn't it?
Why don't you trot on over to one of those sources you consider reliable and let us know. I just took a shower.
Imagine if she had converted to Islam. Then the outcry would have turned against her captors, whaddaya think?
Circuit overload, sparks and zillions of volts shooting everywhere. Cognitive dissonance overload.
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Good job on your homework!
Looks like we've got another forced exit on our hands!
That apparently doesn't mean much. I can't even get a google search to turn up WND's article, no matter how I search for it. So I guess that article doesn't exist either.
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