Then unfortunately, it's up to the husband to decide, whether his decision is right or wrong. When no living will is made, it is up to the next of kin. I don't have a living will, but have made my wishes known and still make them known to anyone who will listen.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Harder Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:41 AM To: The Sandbox Discussion List Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Right to Die Lets not forget that this woman did *not* have a living will... On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 06:47 AM, Angela wrote: > That's what my husband is afraid would happen in my case. He knows my > wishes > but I constantly have to make them known to my family b/c they are the > type > that would come in and try to overrule his decision, which is actually > my > decision. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charles > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:11 AM > To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' > Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Right to Die > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Tim Harder > > > To me part of being married is getting along with the spouses > family... or > at least having some respect. > > <<Charles>> This I agree with. I think that the husband and the > parents > should be able to come to an agreement. > > I can not see over ruling the woman's parents on this matter. > I think it is in very poor taste and quite cruel... JMO. > > <<Charles>> I can see over ruling the parents. Because the husband > is the > next of kin. As I stated before, if my wife made the hard decision to > take > me off life support there is no way I would want my mother to be able > to > come and reverse that decision. When I got married I left her house > for > good, and my wife became my closest relative. While I agree with you > that > the husband should take their feelings into account, the decision must > always remain with the spouse. > > > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by > going > to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by > going to > http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
