The Terri Shiavo Case

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Follow the money folks.

I find it incredibly odd that Mr. Shiavo didn't "remember" his wife's wishes until after the malpractice settlement.

I wonder what the Courts would say about the Pope getting a feeding tube.

[LanDroid]

It is not a matter of Michael Shiavo's memory. Several courts have ruled that Terri expressed her wishes to more than one person. After this monumental amount of litigation, there is no reasonable doubt on that point.

[LanDroid]

We discussed living wills earlier, but there is an equally important document you need.

But scholars have shown that we have greatly exaggerated the benefits of living wills. Studies by University of Michigan Professor Carl Schneider and others have shown that living wills rarely make any difference. People with them are likely to get exactly the same treatment as people without them, possibly because doctors and family members ignore the wills. And ignoring them is often the right thing to do because it is virtually impossible to write a living will that anticipates and makes decisions about all of the many, complicated, and hard to foresee illnesses you may face.

...There is a document that is probably better than a living will, and that is a durable power of attorney that authorizes a person that you know and trust to make end-of-life decisions for you.
James Q. Wilson American Enterprise Institute

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">One other idea, as long as we're being morbid: may I suggest donating your body to science. My father did this and it made the funeral arrangements simple and cheap: it cost $250. to transport his body to the U.C. College of Medicine. That's it! Let me tell you what a relief it is to have that taken care of at such a small expense.

The college of medicine hosts memorial services once per year, and I attended one as described in the following link. Very moving, very well done.

http://medcenter.uc.edu/news/98bodydnews.ucm

You will be helping folks like D2 get a complete education and heal people.

Contact info if you're interested:

University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine
Department of Anatomy
231 Bethesda Avenue, M.L. 521
Cincinnati, OH 45267
513-558-5612

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by LanDroid:
It is not a matter of Michael Shiavo's memory. Several courts have ruled that Terri expressed her wishes to more than one person. After this monumental amount of litigation, there is no reasonable doubt on that point.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">THANK YOU!!! Finally someone saying something that makes sense.

Time and time again, the courts have found "clear and convincing" evidence (the courts words, not mine)that Terri Schaivo would not want to be kept alive like this yet her parents continue to pursue this. Again they are nothing but selfish, self centered people who deep down only care about what THEY want. I have nothing but contempt for them.