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Chuck wrote:
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> Stockman91790@yahoo.com wrote in news:1112722238.754444.11460
> @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
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> Ignore the facts if you want, Stock, it doesn't change them:
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> 1. In Fla, A feeding tube is legally considered artificial life
support.
In Rome the Pope accepted a feeding tube even tho he rejected medical
treatment at the end.
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> 2. Multiple hearings did find clear and convencing proof.
What could be "clear" about it since Terri was incapable of expressing
herself?
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> 3. A hearing did find Terri did not want this, not just taking
evidence
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> from her husband but from others, pro and con, at a time she was
competent
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> to consider the matter.
Terri does not have the final decision by herself and even so a person
can change their mind about it. Even in Oregon their law states a
person must make that decision 3 times with 15 days elapsing each time.
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> You're entitled to your opinion but don't ignore the above. When we
take
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> our opinion, and elevate it to the strenght of law, we are definitely
on a
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> slipery slope. Don't like it,have the law changed, but consider the
> unintended consequences. I dont think it will change your mind, but
> something to think about. Have a nice day.
The Oregon right to die law is a model for the rest of our states and
one of the first conditions is that a licensed doctor must make a
determination that the patient has less than 6 mo. to live, is in
severe pain with no chance to recover with a fatal disease. There are
many other conditions to be met before it is allowed legally. Don't
like it, have the Oregon law changed- no other state has a right to die
law. This was in Fl. The courts overstepped their authority and made
their own law about it. Consider all the facts well and don't accept a
court decision Carte Blanche- laws are changed and are interpreted
wrongly many times. Decisions are reversed frequently.
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