Murder vs refusing treatment. No choice there. Euthanasia is not allowed in the US.
larry On Apr 8, 2005 12:41 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153203 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
