Posted on 03/23/2005 6:07:27 PM PST by ambrose
Tides Foundation?
yes. . .thank you! Of course I was just throwing out that name; or trying to. . .but whatever; whomever; do think MS is getting funding for his 'efforts'. . .
But hey; it could be Tides . . .
"Tides’ Peace Strategies Fund has funneled money to the Center for Constitutional Rights. The CCR was stablished by Sixties radical William Kunstler, defender of the Chicago 8, and Arthur Kinoy."
Who knows and who would be surprised?
First of all, please reread my #52 and who I was responding to. I believe we're on the same side (unless you're being sarcastic here :-). Sorry for any misunderstanding caused by my sarcasm/sloppy way of responding to him.
Second, I tend to lean, if anything, toward the Pope's stand (which, I gather, means I'm even more "pro-life" in this sense than most Freepers). I'm very uncomfortable with this seemingly-widespread idea that it's obvious that a person should be killed if they wrote down on a piece of paper 10 years ago that they "would want" to be killed in some hypothetical circumstance that appears to be analogous. In other words I'm not even very comfortable with the "living will" concept. I certainly understand and don't object to the impulse to end suffering when one is talking about a terminal case in great pain, such as a cancer patient with only a couple weeks to live who is suffering horribly. But to institutionalize and legitimize killing in cases that aren't up against that sort of margin? I just don't know. There is a very dangerous slippery slope there and I think we're seeing it here.
Best,
That's a far cry from 15 years down the road........
Terri has not been on life support. Life support is being hooked up to a ventilator and/or keeping your heartbeat electrically stimulated. A feeding tube may prolong life, but does not come under the category of life support. See, like the vast majority of Americans, you're not as informed as you think.
That's a good recommendation. There would be many more additions, as well... There is now a mad rush by the public to draw up ["living wills"] advance directives when they have not got a clue as to what it involves. I'm tearing my hair out. Such ignorance!
Not one like that Cranford creep. Did you happen to see him on Hannity and Colmes the other night -
No, I didn't see the Cranford creep, but there are many, many like him in California. Folks, find out what your doctor thinks about this. All physicians come with a warning label; they may be, when it comes down to it, right-to-die advocates.
Yes, they do. It's part of a speech pathology examination. The rehab would consist of speech therapy and easy to swallow foods. Speech and swallowing are intimately connected. For example, stroke patients' ability to do both are diminished immediately after a stroke; however, therapy builds that ability back up if the patient is receptive to therapy.
It sure made a world of difference to the [legally blind] judge. NOT.
A neurologist with heart!!!! How wonderful!! Thank you for your input!
a nurse
Will she die without the feeding tube?
Sounds like life support to me......
thanks, I appreciate that
thanks
Thanks for all your help.
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