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Schiavo rumblings
menace:
I find it absolutely apalling that they now discuss her lifespan as a matter of weeks before she starves to death. Would an assisted suicide be less humane than that??? I sincerely doubt it. I agree her suffering should end and the husband should have the right to decide in this instance but to let her starve for 2 weeks is NOT the way to end this.
DrewKaree:
If the results include the same amount of people who haven't followed this case closely, if at all, then I still stand by the same point. The questions asked are leading, and may not pertain to the case at all, while using the response of people who have no knowledge of what's going on to somehow show agreement of something they may not even be aware of.
An equal number of people are agreeing simply based on their pro-life views, I would guess.
General question:
If Terri had put in writing her wishes, I would support Schiavo's case. Since she didn't, isn't it at least a BIT reasonable to look into it, and perhaps, based on this case, enact legislation to ensure this situation is finally addressed?
shmokes:
I think that if Terri had put in writing that she WANTED to be kept alive then we should consider that. If not, keeping her alive in her state is horrific. People like that should be put out of their misery by default, save special circumstances -- not the other way around. Bush had it backwards, I think, when he said that this is a complicated issue, so we should err on the side of life. Life in a vegetative or near vegatative state, unable to move, unable to eat or drink except through a tube (or by being spoon-fed if Drew's baseless belief turns out to be true), unable to speak or read, unable to even call for a nurse in any way, is no life at all. Erring on the side of life has a nice ring to it and all, but in a case like this it is simply erring on the side of morbid cruelty.
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: shmokes on March 22, 2005, 11:43:21 am ---
Life in a vegetative or near vegatative state, unable to move, unable to eat or drink except through a tube (or by being spoon-fed if Drew's baseless belief turns out to be true), unable to speak or read, unable to even call for a nurse in any way, is no life at all. Erring on the side of life has a nice ring to it and all, but in a case like this it is simply erring on the side of morbid cruelty.
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I hear ya brother. I'm starting the fight to end Stephen Hawking's life next week. First I'll remove the speak-n-spell, though.
shmokes:
I assume you're joking and understand the vast difference between Steven's and Terri's situation.