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Schiavo rumblings
shmokes:
I agree with Dartful that we should give her the benefit of the doubt.
GGKoul:
Ok, answer me this.
The husband got money buy suing the doctors and put it in a trust fund to help pay for the medical bills. If she is kept alive, what happens when the trust fund money runs out in a few years? Who is going to pay the bills, the parents? Taxpayers?
Also, I STILL can't believe they are starving the girl to death. I mean, we can't do this to death row criminals or POWs as the activates would be all over this forcing victims rights. But this is ok... man, there has to be another way.
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: saint on March 22, 2005, 06:35:20 pm ---Her husband says that she told him essentially just this. You don't believe him, fine that's your perogative. But it is *exactly* the spouse of a person who is the one person whom should be believed in this type of situation.
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Yes, her spouse. The person she chose to live the rest of her life with, to trust and love, for better or worse. The person most likely to be the one to know her thoughts, fears, and beliefs. I can't think of anyone more qualified.
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The people that gave her life, raised her with their values and beliefs would be just as qualified.
When a person is murdered the first suspect is always the husband/spouse.
I am not saying Schiavo husband is a killer, but her family is just as trustworthy as he is.
I do not know either, maybe her parents are grieving and want to keep her alive because they don't want to give up on her.
mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: shmokes on March 22, 2005, 06:35:35 pm ---The life-supporters want him to prove that she really would want to die.
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That's what the initial Florida court decided. Her husband provided testimony and witnesses. There just wasn't any "written" contract. Either way, from my understanding he *has* already proven she really would want to die.
This current spectacle is because initially Jeb Bush forced an appeal at the federal level. It's been a circus ever since. Bless those Bushes!
Timeline here: http://www.miami.edu/ethics2/schiavo/timeline.htm
Most interesting points:
June 18, 1990
Court appoints Michael Schiavo as guardian; Terri Schiavo
mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on March 22, 2005, 07:16:10 pm ---If her husband really loved her and death is what she really wanted, why didn't he cover her face with a pillow?
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It's all so easy, isn't it?
mrC