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In this case, the Left is making the case that the Government was stepping in to prolong her life. On the contrary, it was the Government that had stepped in, in the guise of the courts, of the lawyers and such, to get her feeding tube pulled and allow her to painfully starve to death without her being allowed or able to beg for her life or to tell abyone of the horrors she was under going for those two weeks……

It was the Republicans that were attempting to allow things to remain the way they were.

You just contradicted yourself here…It is true that Republican members of State and Federal government did go to court to prolong her life(stop the State from removing the tube)..after the husband “won the right”, in court, to have the tube removed so that she would die.

The moment the Gov’t starts to step in and say “you can’t do that”, they are half a step away from “you must do that”.

The interesting part of this comment is that Government regulations, the ones that keep people safe as in drugs and food, are ways in which the Government tells us what we can and can’t do. So exactly where is it that you draw the line? Is it all or nothing? Or are there only certain points in which the Government is permitted to infringe on your or anyone else’s life? Personnally, if it means prolonging someone’s life vs. taking it away, I go for prolonging it. In this case, the Left is making the case that the Government was stepping in to prolong her life. On the contrary, it was the Government that had stepped in, in the guise of the courts, of the lawyers and such, to get her feeding tube pulled and allow her to painfully starve to death without her being allowed or able to beg for her life or to tell abyone of the horrors she was under going for those two weeks. It was the Republicans that were attempting to allow things to remain the way they were. Don’t let those pesky little facts get in the way though.

The right to life is in our Nation’s Birth Certificate. Any candidate that has abandon that birth certificate in favor of a philandering husband, will not get my vote.

The Government can kindly stay out of the following places:

My Book Case
My Movie Collection
My Video Game Collection
My Thoughts
My Home
My Hospital Room

The moment the Gov’t starts to step in and say “you can’t do that”, they are half a step away from “you must do that”.

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Again, feeding tube is not life support.

I am sorry for your loss as well. I am willing to bet that it did not take over two weeks either.

She had to be fed via the tube becasue she could not swallow, so yes, it was a form of life support…Based on what I read in the autopsy, she could have handled sponged water in her mouth, but obviously not a cup of water, and I really don’t think that giving her the water would have prolonged her life any..they took the tube as it was. As was said earlier, they kill death row inmates with more kindness.

As to my Mom: All legal paperwork was in place, with my Mother’s stated wishes, which the doctors had in hand, so there was no question that it was the right decision. It was a heart breaking decision, but the right decision.

That’s what we all should be dicussing. I don’t care how old you are, everyone over the age of 18 should have legal papers drawn up, stating their death/dying wishes, with a medical power of attorney given to a trusted person.

I would be curious to see how many people that responded to this post, actually have their own wishes legally written drawn up…

Well, there was another group that felt the exact smae way. Nazi Germany had a similar policy towards the infirm. Remove the tubes, remove the weak from society. After all, they have and serve no purpose in the big picture. Terri was worth nothing, and thus, none of these other people are worth anything either.

Where is it exactly do you people draw your distinction?

I am sorry for your loss as well. I am willing to bet that it did not take over two weeks either.

On November 20th, 2007 at 4:17 pm, RetFireman said:

I am sorry for your loss.

Those of you who are claiming that Terri had a dignified death are nothing short of heartless and callous. There was no harm in allowing her to live. She hurt nothing but someone who wasn’t man enough to get a divorce and go without the money he felt he deserved

It was her wish to not live the way she did..And isn’t part of the fued really just about the money? That’s what really started the ball rolling on this fight? Neither side wanted it for Terri, it was each side thinking they should get the money..

P.S.

I just removed my Mom’s tubes on April 25th…

Thacker Agency – I would suggest giving her the ordinary medical treatment she deserves. Food and water are ordinary, life sustaining measures. There is no room for interpretation there – we all need food and water to live. I never said to keep her on life support, artificial machines, etc. Terri’s body was able to breathe and function inspite of her condition.

The feeding tube? Without that feeding tube, she couldn’t eat on her own.