father is the DISTRICT ATTORNEY!" :)
- Jim
John Stanley wrote:
>the only reason I care is because this could happen to me or someone I care
>about.
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>>>Because if you think you know what's best for you, you're sadly
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>misinformed, John.
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>damn, i knew i was missing something. who do I see to tell me what to eat
>for the rest of the day today, and what to watch on tv tonight?
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:21 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: This is .....
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>Because if you think you know what's best for you, you're sadly
>misinformed, John.
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>The state lege is getting involved because it's a winner issue for
>people "concerned about the sanctity of life", and it's been highly
>publicized by this poor woman's family. The story is (as I understand
>it) that this woman has been in a vegetative state for something like 13
>years, and her husband is apparently carrying out her wishes to not be
>kept alive in this manner. Her family thinks otherwise, and says that
>her husband is not trustworthy, since he landed a large malpractice
>settlement and "doesn't want to share the money", never mind that he's
>with another woman and apparently wants to marry her and - I assume -
>share the money with her.
>
>I guess the husband has stayed married to this woman so he can carry out
>her desire to be taken off life support, since I assume the family would
>leave her on a tube for decades, but I don't know why it's taken 13
>years. Regardless, I think the behavior of this woman's family and the
>Governer and the legislature has been pretty underhanded. In the grand
>scheme of things, though, I could care less.
>
>- Jim
>
>John Stanley wrote:
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>>....the most assinine thing ever. Why the f$%^ is the state legislature
>>getting involved? The woman told her husband she didnt want to live like
>>this. Man this pisses me off. It's nice to know that if my wife and I
>>discuss how we do or do not want to live when comatic or a vegetable, that
>>our wishes mean nothing. God damn why cant people just let those who are
>>deciding about their OWN lives decide? I
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>>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/10/21/coma.woman/index.html
>><http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/10/21/coma.woman/index.html>
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