Larry, if she was going to die anyway, wouldn't asphyxiation have been quicker?
On Apr 7, 2005 2:05 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That would have killed her because she would have choked to death. She > had no ability to swallow except for handling of saliva, which is a > brainstem response, not a cortical response. > > It was not a despicable decision as you imply. She could not be hand > fed period. Not unless you wanted to kill the person. Suffocation is > still considered at the very least manslaughter. > > On Apr 7, 2005 3:27 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The family wanted to feed her by hand but were not allowed. > > > > On Apr 7, 2005 12:06 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > > > > Ergo it is a medical treatment. Therefore the individual has the > > > right to refuse this because it is a medical treatment. > > > > > > 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:5:153183 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
