The Schiavo issue

[Claire]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

(side note- I don't think you can assume that using the word lucid was anything more than a poor choice of words- a mistake as it were and not automatically deliberate)

And I don't think you can assume it wasn't deliberate.

What question did you ask above? I just scrolled through your last few posts. Thanks.

[SacTown Chronic]

Judging by Mr. DeLay's track record, I'm going with deliberate.

[Nephythys]

Sac- I would expect nothing less-

Claire- the question was- if someone went in right now and smothered her- would they charge them with murder?

[Claire]

I have to assume that the person would be charged in her death, but I don't know if they'd be found guilty of murder.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Claire

Yes, careful--just because he finally went and did something about his concerns legally in 1998, does not mean he suddenly remembered. He'd been battling with her family for years by this time, but privately.

Thank you Claire!

And just because he made this decision after she had been in a PVS for a while doesn't mean he "suddenly remembered". There has to be a holding out all hope stage before you can reach the grieving and acceptance stages.

[Nephythys]

A circuit court judge denied Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's request to take protective custody of Terri Schiavo (search) on Thursday, perhaps spelling the end of the protracted legal battled over how the severely brain-damaged woman ought to die.

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[mousepod]

This is such a f-ing sad story.

Personal politics aside, I'm heartened by this thread. There's humanity here in the LoT - I'm grateful for everyone's opinion. Thanks.

[Not Afraid]

This poor girl! She can speak nor conprehend much and her entire life is in the hands of others with beliefs that may or may not coincide with hers. What a terrible place to be in.

[Disneyphile]

Politics aside, I'm still not over the fact that someone is dying of dehydration because someone wanted her to.

Her parents even petitioned to provide food and water to their daughter in hopes to teach her to eat, and that was denied. And people are being arrested outside her hospital just because they want to bring her water.

It's disgusting.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Her parents even petitioned to provide food and water to their daughter in hopes to teach her to eat, and that was denied.

It's been 16 years. She can't eat, that's been confirmed by doctor after doctor after doctor.

And people are being arrested outside her hospital just because they want to bring her water.

People were being arrested for trespass, and possibly disorderly conduct. It had nothing to do with what was in their hands. It was a form of protest and they did it with the purpose of getting arrested. Ia ny of them actually thought they'd get through and give her water, they are delusional. But they didn't, they did it to cause a scene.

It's disgusting.

What I find disgusting is people demonizing others based on a distorted, one-sided assessment of the situation.

I've said several times that I honestly don't have an opinion one way or the other about it. The only thing I know is that the right to decide is Michael Shiavos and it should be (and was) upheld.