--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- m2smart4u2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > I saw the Cooper show last > > night.The guardian > > said he thought that the rift between Michael and > > the parents may > > have ocurred at a time when Michael accepted what > > all the doctors > > had been saying, that Terri was brain dead, > > The problem is that she is not brain dead, she's only > partially brain dead. Her cerebral cortex is mostly > dead from lack of oxygen 15 years ago. Her hindbrain > and probably part of her midbrain are keeping her body > alive. So she, most likely, has no cognitive or > emotional experience. To me, this is no reason to kill > her though. If someone wants to keep her alive, why > not let them.
Is a lack of cognitive or emotional experience justification for keeping a person on artificial life-support against that person's previously expressed wish to not be kept alive in such a manner? Is the sanctity of marriage only valid when Tom Delay says so? Is signing a living will a tremendously good idea? Have you signed yours? Alex To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
