Not at all. If there is not dispute as to what the patient wants then the patient should get what she wants.
Dana On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:40:19 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > In effect the United States is starving > > a woman over the principle of a thing. > > On a personal note, my wife's Grandmother has a tumor and has been > given 6 months to live if she doesn't get therapy. She told my > mother-in-law she didn't want the therapy (she's 93, but strong) and > now she's been out for the last couple of days. > > So let's say she doesn't wake up and some other family member steps > forward and demands we provide therapy instead of "watching her die". > > I guess in that case you'd like to make the decision for us or maybe > you think we should take a survey? Or maybe you think some senators > should weigh in? > > That's the problem - while all you can see is a person dying, others > see a private medical decision that should be made by the family, > which isn't you or Sam or judges or Congress. > > BTW - don't think your living will protects you from anything. I've > talked to some experts who say this legal challenge will essentially > invalidate them unless they are made shortly before the incident in > question. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:151397 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
