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Schiavo rumblings
JB:
--- Quote from: cdbrown on March 20, 2005, 10:42:14 pm ---He then went on to say there is a $1M trust fund from a malpractice payout which the husband would get once she dies and that the husband didn't make any appeals for the tube to be removed prior to the trust fund being formed.
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WAS a million-dollar trust fund. It's down at something like 300, 000 last I saw.
As I understand, he's been using it to pay his lawyers(presumably under the argument that enforcing her wishes as he sees them is part of her care).
Tailgunner:
--- Quote from: fredster on March 20, 2005, 08:07:12 pm ---The Moral Majority are the main consitutents of the Republicans.
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Not really, they're just the most visible. The majority of republicans would fall into the "they're the lesser of two evils" camp.
mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: JB on March 21, 2005, 12:11:10 am ---
--- Quote from: cdbrown on March 20, 2005, 10:42:14 pm ---He then went on to say there is a $1M trust fund from a malpractice payout which the husband would get once she dies and that the husband didn't make any appeals for the tube to be removed prior to the trust fund being formed.
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WAS a million-dollar trust fund. It's down at something like 300, 000 last I saw.
As I understand, he's been using it to pay his lawyers(presumably under the argument that enforcing her wishes as he sees them is part of her care).
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Some Conservative Republican big-wig has already offered the husband $1M dollars to just walk away. He refused the offer. It doesn't seem like this is about money.
mrC
missioncontrol:
I know if it were me....I'd trust what my wife would decide more than my familie's decision....she's known me more in the last 10 years than my family has.....
mr.Curmudgeon:
This whole "culture of life" B.S. is really turning my stomach. It's crap. They're pandering to the religious zealots who put them over the top this past election. Bush refused to go to the mat regarding the gay marriage amendment, so they're using this issue to divide the American public instead.
The party of "limited government," "states rights" and less "intrusion" in our lives, has sold out to the Christian Coalition and the "Right-To-Life" movement.
Randall Terry, Founder of Operation Rescue who has been quoted as saying, "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban is a Political Scam but a Public Relations Goldmine," is now representing the Schindler family. Exactly how is this case NOT BEING EXPLOITED?
Furthermore, Bush, ever willing to swoop in for the good press in an attempt to look like the second-coming of Jesus frickin' Christ, has flown back to Washington specifically to sign the bill that'll push this into federal court. If the judges rule against "Terri's Law" once again, we're never going to hear the end of the attacks on "activist judges", as if Senators now know more about these situations than doctors (whom will testify before said judges). If they rule in favor of Terri, then she very well gets to suffer in ways we can only imagine as her last wishes are thrown out in favor of a partisan political power grab by the Republican majority. Maybe we can all soon enjoy a large order of "Terri-fries" or visit "TerriLand" in Washington, home of the "Terri Party" Republicans!!
Culture of life <auto-censored>...Bush sent 151 to die as governor of Texas (even mocking one women on death row in the manner of Buffalo Bill from 'Silence of the Lambs'), he sent another 1,521 people to their death in Iraq, as well as facilitated countless civilian deaths with his "war of choice", then he tried to destroy Social Security for our nation's elderly. Our country has one of the highest infant mortality rates out of all developed countries. 108 Died In U.S. Custody in Iraqi prisons. Torture is sanctioned by this VERY administration. I could go on and on....
This whole sideshow is just horrific and unbelievably hypocritical. Me and my girl are going to finish our living wills immediately. Bonus addendum: Bodies not to be used for any political agenda whatsoever!!
We've both decided, long ago....we would *never* want to be kept alive like this. Who the hell would?
Families will always have a hard time letting go, but sometimes...it's necessary.
mrC