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Texas hospital starving patient against family wishes
Spero News ^ | 3/20/12 | Spero News

Posted on 03/21/2012 4:30:37 PM PDT by wagglebee

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the social worker had described their father as “one who had no hope of meaningful recovery, one whose quality of life was gone, one with no dignity due to his illness and disability.”

So, they think murdering him is somehow dignified? Disgusting.

1 posted on 03/21/2012 4:30:47 PM PDT by wagglebee
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2 posted on 03/21/2012 4:32:37 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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3 posted on 03/21/2012 4:34:26 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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I have personally witnessed this in a hospice situation. It is murder. Plain and simple.


4 posted on 03/21/2012 4:34:55 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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5 posted on 03/21/2012 4:35:17 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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How is this not evil?


6 posted on 03/21/2012 4:38:12 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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Do you work around people who's own body is trying to kill them? He can go home anytime. This article is slanted and misleading
7 posted on 03/21/2012 4:39:06 PM PDT by Domangart
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There are no death panels. </sarcasm>
8 posted on 03/21/2012 4:39:25 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class!)
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To: combat_boots

My family has too.


9 posted on 03/21/2012 4:39:40 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (PRAY for this country like your life depends on it......because it DOES!)
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Sorry, FRiend. His children are IN medicine-related industries. I was ready to choke them. He wasn’t even allowed to go to his home and look everything over, the tress, furniture, even his pets. They didn’t even let him say goodbye.


10 posted on 03/21/2012 4:42:43 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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Wags, I know how you're looking at it, but I have serious problems with this story: Texas Right to Life says that the patient is a man named William, who as yet has not been further identified.

The group said the hospital is located in northwest Houston, which is not yet further identified.

Anonymous physicians, social workers et al. IMHO, the Texas Right to Life org should not be making such releases with information that cannot be vetted, nor should it be posted here.

I'm not saying that the information is false. However, I am saying that it's vague in too many respects to be taken seriously in its current form.

11 posted on 03/21/2012 4:42:51 PM PDT by Melas (u)
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I agree.


12 posted on 03/21/2012 4:48:42 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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Unfortunately, HIPAA laws prevent allowing anyone access to personally identifiable medical information. The Right to Life group may have no legal option to give more info.


13 posted on 03/21/2012 4:53:55 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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UPDATE: The death panel has succeeded in murdering this man against his wishes.

Hospital death panel trumps medical power of attorney

by Elizabeth Graham
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

I have devastating news.

Yesterday, I wrote you a message about Willie, a patient at a hospital in northwest Houston whose doctors decided that he should no longer have medical care despite the wishes of the patient and his family. Many of you have emailed and called me and offered to help Texas Right to Life and to help Willie’s family. For that, I am touched, and I thank you.

Late yesterday evening after I sent my email to you, I learned that Willie died.

The “ethics panel” at the facility decided, against the wishes of the family -- and the patient himself -- to stop medical treatment.

As you can imagine, I'm shocked, and his family is devastated about the way their father was treated, and ultimately killed, by so-called medical professionals.

I know you're shocked, too, because of the number of replies I've received from you, and people like you, offering prayers and support over the past 12 hours.

Many have asked me which medical facility where this happened but the family asked me not to reveal it at the moment.

Friend, we have a long road ahead of us to change how we care for the suffering and disabled.

Thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray for Willie’s family and even the medical professionals who are trying to save lives.

You can read more details about what happened to Willie in my previous message.

14 posted on 03/21/2012 4:54:18 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: GeronL

I wanna know how it is legal?


15 posted on 03/21/2012 5:01:13 PM PDT by Morgana (I only come here to see what happens next. It normally does.)
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If they want to kill him so badly, then why do it not in a humane way? Not even the condemned are executed like that.

Talking about cruel and unusual punishment.


16 posted on 03/21/2012 5:01:54 PM PDT by 353FMG
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we're only getting half the story.....

the family should just take the patient out and bring him elsewhere, or take him home...get a court order if necessary....

but I suspect the family has been offered options yet refused....

17 posted on 03/21/2012 5:02:21 PM PDT by cherry
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To: cherry
Read post #14.
18 posted on 03/21/2012 5:03:56 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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Google "Texas Futile Care Law."
19 posted on 03/21/2012 5:06:05 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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This Texas right to life needs to do better than this.

Name names!

Which hospital and what doctors?!?!

I want names, emails, and phone numbers posted here to Free Republic for all to see.


20 posted on 03/21/2012 5:06:50 PM PDT by Morgana (I only come here to see what happens next. It normally does.)
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