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DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: saint on March 22, 2005, 02:46:01 pm ---Far as I know, he doesn't have to wait for her to die to marry his girlfriend. Her current state would be grounds for a divorce in any court I'm sure, no?
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If he divorced her due to her current state, her parents would become her guardians, responsible for her care.
I'm almost positive you are correct on that, yes.
That's another reason I'm suspicious about the man - what does it cost him to turn her over to her parents?
He's having to remove her feeding tube, effectively killing her, so I won't buy that it's because leaving her in her parents care would always make him sorry for deciding something like that.
I doubt everything will ever be known, and I question the legal decisions that allowed what is essentially hearsay from her husband be the deciding factor in ending her life.
--- Quote from: GGKoul on March 22, 2005, 03:12:04 pm ---
If he was so money hungry, they way did he start a trust fund to help pay for medical bills?
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The trust fund was ordered to be set up by the courts. This is common in such cases
shmokes:
--- 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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Maybe he doesn't want to go to prison. Just a thought.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 22, 2005, 07:30:04 pm ---That's another reason I'm suspicious about the man - what does it cost him to turn her over to her parents?
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If it were my wife, and her parents wanted to keep her alive in this state, it would cost me a great deal of guilt. You don't get out of responsibility for something just because you allow others to do it, rather than doing it yourself. Allowing her parents to become Terri's guardian is effectively the same as maintaining guardian status and choosing to keep her alive.
He wants her to die. That's what he would lose by turning her over to her parents. It would be a little Pontius Pilate of him to believe that she would want to die in her situation, but turn her over to her parents because it wouldn't "cost him anything".
Crazy Cooter:
Pulling a feeding tube isn't as barbaric as people think.
saint:
Presumably, what it would cost him is denying his wife her wish in the matter. If he loves her, and truly believes that she would want to die, then turning the matter over to her parents would be the last thing to do because he knows they will not honor that wish. The fact that he hasn't is no more reason to mistrust his motives than if he had just abandonded her to her parents. If he believes he is fulfilling her wishes, then he has a moral obligation to see them carried out as her trusted spouse. Not a pleasant task, but not one a man of integrity would shirk either. The wrong thing to do in that situation would be to walk away just to make it easier on yourself and society.
I absolutely don't get why people think someone isn't qualified to speak for their spouse when their spouse can't. Isn't that a part of marriage? It certainly is of mine. If my wife tells you that I said "so and so" believe it.
I may be mistaken and this may be a rumor, but wasn't he offered a million dollars to walk away, and declined the offer?
--- saint
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 22, 2005, 07:30:04 pm ---That's another reason I'm suspicious about the man - what does it cost him to turn her over to her parents?
He's having to remove her feeding tube, effectively killing her, so I won't buy that it's because leaving her in her parents care would always make him sorry for deciding something like that.
I doubt everything will ever be known, and I question the legal decisions that allowed what is essentially hearsay from her husband be the deciding factor in ending her life.
--- Quote from: GGKoul on March 22, 2005, 03:12:04 pm ---
If he was so money hungry, they way did he start a trust fund to help pay for medical bills?
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The trust fund was ordered to be set up by the courts. This is common in such cases
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