If there is a written advance directive that's a whole other story. Frankly this whole case is a poster child for making sure you have one. And btw mine says lets be damned sure I will never get better before you pull any plugs. But if I definitely wont then by all means let's choose the least messy end possible.
Dana On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:39:30 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the law, spouces have more say than the person's parents in cases like > this. > > And no the right to die has not established. This sort of case happens > on a regular basis. Four years ago there was a similar case here in > this part of Virginia, where a brain dead man's life was needlessly > prolonged because, first his parents tried to intervene over his > written and his wife's express interests. Then a local state > legislative rep (an obnoxious, extremist right wing homophobic right > to lifer) tried to step in and stop the life support withdrawal order. > Fortunately the courts told him what to do with it. > > Moreover the right to life movement is also trying to squash this sort of > right. > > larry > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:24:49 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But doesn't this become a case of husband vs. parents, not necessarily life > > vs. death? I mean, shouldn't a judge decide who gets to make the decision, > > as opposed to what the decision should be? > > > > After all, hasn't the right to die been pretty well established? > > > > > > > exactly. While not in writing, it was clear that she did not wish for > > > her current fate. Moreover there's nothing really left of the > > > original person. The reports I read indicated that the cerebral cortex > > > had atrophied to such an extent that no higher functioning still > > > exists. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144302 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
