The Schiavo issue

BarTopDancer · 03-21-2005, 01:03 PM

Sigh. Your spouse, your next of kin can't make the medical decisions.

Your Living Wills and Advance Health Directives can be ignored.

Your life and your death will be decided on by the government.

After all the government knows you best. They know what you'd want better than what you or your own spouse.

This is very scary. Very very scary. I have never been so scared of my government in my life.

Name · 03-21-2005, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Sigh. Your spouse, your next of kin can't make the medical decisions.

Your Living Wills and Advance Health Directives can be ignored.

Your life and your death will be decided on by the government.

After all the government knows you best. They know what you'd want better than what you or your own spouse.

This is very scary. Very very scary. I have never been so scared of my government in my life.

It's a brave new world.

Disneyphile · 03-21-2005, 01:22 PM

I wouldn't mind this as much if she were "put to death" quickly and painlessly.

My main issue is that she's being starved and dehydrated to death - slow and agonizing. Normally, when the "plug is pulled" on someone, they stop breathing, etc. in just a few moments. But, to lay there suffering for days is completely inhumane. I wouldn't wish that on any of my loved ones.

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Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	I wouldn't mind this as much if she were "put to death" quickly and painlessly. My main issue is that she's being starved and dehydrated to death - slow and agonizing. Normally, when the "plug is pulled" on someone, they stop breathing, etc. in just a few moments. But, to lay there suffering for days is completely inhumane. I wouldn't wish that on any of my loved ones.
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