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All this could have been solved years ago if someone just asked the parents, courts, government, and everyone involved one question...
"Would YOU want to live tied to a feeding tube, immoble, unresponsive and drooling for 15 years?"
I don't think anyone would say yes, and if they did, they shouldn't be parents, judges or government, because that's insane.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">EXCELLENT point. And don't forget the diapers. Doesn't exactly sound like a dream come true to me.Quote:
Originally posted by Shypappette:
"Would YOU want to live tied to a feeding tube, immoble, unresponsive and drooling for 15 years?"
*shudder* I didn't even THINK about diapers! Oh that poor woman!
if I start talking religion I'll end up getting pissed
i believe in god...and i believe he gives us true humanitarians...only to have gods own 'supposed people' shun them.
The bravest human, imo.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is exactly how I feel on the matter. I'm just glad they decided not to waste any more time and money taking it to court (again).Quote:
Originally posted by -Dark Angel-:
When my time comes, I hope to hell someone out there loves me enough to let me go, and not try to keep me trapped in a personal hell as some kind of trophy of their own moral superiority.
IMO It should be the spouse - not the parents who make the decision (in cases of no living will). They are the ones that know the person - better then the parents.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Was just hearing a discussion like this on the radio, great post, you're 100% correct.Quote:
Originally posted by -Dark Angel-:
...religious fundamentalists in this country have grown so loud in their condemnation of...well, virtually everything...that it has become difficult to hear any other point of view. Science is bad, TV is bad, music is bad, free speech is bad, etc. and so forth.
Now we suddenly have congress wasting enormous amounts of time, energy and our money to enact legislation to keep vegetables plugged into IVs in Florida. This in the name of a fundamentalist "Culture of Life", the proponents of which have been threatening those who disagree with them with...er...death.
o_O
They tell us it is "god's will" to keep vegetables alive.
Doesn't it seem more like "god's will" to let people die without intervention? After all, medicine is humanity's creation...
So, anyway...science is bad when it teaches evolution...and good...when it can keep a human being who for all intents and purposes is dead...alive?
I don't understand.
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Don't want to start any fights, just want to see if anyone has an opinion of this issue that might help me...understand.
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When my time comes, I hope to hell someone out there loves me enough to let me go, and not try to keep me trapped in a personal hell as some kind of trophy of their own moral superiority.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Iwon't bore everyone to tears copying and pasting, but 316 and anyone who agrees with or wants to pursue his points should read this. You will nedd to get through a little commercial to get the full text, it will just take a few seconds, and it is very much worth it.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Very good read. And I fixed my typos. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]Quote:
Originally posted by -Dark Angel-:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 316what:
In all seriousness, situations like this are why it's important that you have a Living Will.
As for the Schiavo case, this never should have been an issue to Congress of the President to be involved in.