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re: The Schiavo tragedy has no business being politicized... (Tom, I am very disappointed with you)

Tom Brosz — 3/22/2005 2:15:17 AM (archived)

The answer was always simple. The husband turns over legal custody to the parents, and goes his merry way. If, as he keeps insisting, there is no consciousness there at all, then she isn't suffering by being kept alive, is she?

I have seen enough information, some more reliable than the rest, to make me very leery of the husband's motives. I have a pretty good idea what the motives of the parents are.

I have seen as many doctors testifying one way on her condition as the other. That the legal opinion on this depends solely on which judge you pick and what day of the week it is has become obvious in many other recent situations, and this is no different.

Cutting through the crap, you have to ask yourself, why will the husband and his representatives accept no solution other than her death?

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The Schiavo tragedy has no business being politicized... (Tom, I am very disappointed with you) - R.L. - 3/22/2005 1:45:11 AM
- If you starved a dog to death, you'd go to jail - Larry J - 3/22/2005 7:28:24 PM
  - And if you had a dog that was permanently crippled... - R.L. - 3/23/2005 6:35:06 AM
    - re: And if you had a dog that was permanently crippled... - Larry J - 3/23/2005 5:27:25 PM
      - Maybe he loves her. - Mary Anne - 3/23/2005 10:43:27 PM
        
        re: Maybe he loves her. - gbaikie - 3/24/2005 8:03:09 AM
        
        I'm glad you agree. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 3/24/2005 1:03:18 PM
        
        re: Maybe he loves her. - Fox - 3/24/2005 4:13:01 AM
        
        PS: He claims the money was all used at the front end of her care. - Mary Anne - 3/23/2005 10:49:47 PM
      - Excessively cruel - Tony - 3/23/2005 9:11:40 PM
        
        Euthanasia is only one step removed from eugenics - Larry J - 3/23/2005 10:51:22 PM
        
        Nonsense! - R.L. - 3/27/2005 12:28:26 AM
        
        If the medical staff say she's more responsive, why have the medical reports all been negative? - Mary Anne - 3/23/2005 10:58:24 PM
        
        Not all of the - Larry J - 3/24/2005 12:12:27 AM
        
        Thank you for looking for the link. - Mary Anne - 3/24/2005 1:26:33 PM
        
        Tom provided the link above - Larry J - 3/24/2005 2:34:48 PM
        
        I'm curious - Tony - 3/25/2005 7:37:56 PM
        
        Timeline - SteveS - 3/24/2005 4:50:45 PM
        
        Consider your source. - Mary Anne - 3/25/2005 3:33:27 AM
        
        I did and the dates are right (n/t) - SteveS - 3/25/2005 6:51:39 PM
        
        1492 - Mary Anne - 3/25/2005 8:53:06 PM
        
        Feel free to point out the spin of what I posted (n/t) - SteveS - 3/25/2005 10:47:02 PM
        
        I spoke of your source, not your post. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 3/25/2005 11:09:53 PM
        
        Thanks for sharing - SteveS - 3/26/2005 7:06:20 PM
        
        I'm sorry. - Mary Anne - 3/26/2005 9:51:25 PM
        
        re: Consider yours. - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2005 4:44:45 PM
        
        Yeah, yeah, he's a filthy beast. - Mary Anne - 3/25/2005 9:10:13 PM
        
        I posted their own web pages in other posts. - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2005 1:10:44 AM
    - re: And if you had a dog that was permanently crippled... - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 9:03:06 AM
      - You SELECTIVELY quoted me. - R.L. - 3/23/2005 11:32:58 AM
        
        re: You SELECTIVELY quoted me. - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 9:41:19 PM
      - Not being a neurologist..... - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 9:15:29 AM
        
        re: Not being a neurologist..... - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 10:41:49 AM
        
        link - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 10:43:07 AM
    - re: And if you had a dog that was permanently crippled... - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2005 7:59:42 AM
  - Ask your wife to explain Compassionate Care to you (n/t) - alcaray - 3/22/2005 9:43:18 PM
    - If you think starving someone to death is compassionate... - Larry J - 3/23/2005 1:48:18 AM
      - again (I'm being nice and polite, here) - alcaray - 3/23/2005 9:13:54 PM
        
        Try going for a week with no food and water, then get back to me - Larry J - 3/24/2005 10:06:34 PM
        
        no cure for willful ignorance (n/t) - alcaray - 3/25/2005 3:54:35 PM
- Its a private family matter - Donald - 3/22/2005 2:22:30 AM
  - Whoa. Just reread your post. - Sam F. - 3/22/2005 4:55:06 PM
  - re: Its a private family matter - Sam F. - 3/22/2005 3:54:12 AM
    - Yes - Donald - 3/22/2005 1:49:45 PM
      - It still disturbs me - Sam F. - 3/22/2005 4:12:02 PM
        
        Peaceful, yes. Illegal, too. - Mary Anne - 3/24/2005 1:14:34 PM
        
        Legality and morality aren't always the same. - Sam F. - 3/24/2005 1:46:18 PM
        
        She's already dead - Gary - 3/22/2005 5:42:51 PM
        
        Let me get this straight. - RobVG - 3/22/2005 6:04:17 PM
- re: The Schiavo tragedy has no business being politicized... (Tom, I am very disappointed with you) - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2005 2:15:17 AM
  - Why will the husband accept no solution other than her death? Maybe because he promised her. - Mary Anne - 3/24/2005 1:35:07 PM
  - re: The Schiavo tragedy has no business being politicized... (Tom, I am very disappointed with you) - REB - 3/22/2005 4:19:55 PM
  - "IF she had a living will stating that she didnt want such measures to be taken to keep her alive, would there be this debate?" - R.L. - 3/22/2005 5:37:27 AM
    - For the record... - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2005 5:48:48 AM
  - The real story - Donald - 3/22/2005 2:31:31 AM
    - More from the National Review Corner... - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2005 7:57:31 PM
      - Wow. - Sam F. - 3/23/2005 2:37:25 AM
        
        The good internet sources question everything to get at the truth. - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2005 3:11:29 AM
    - Great summary - phil - 3/22/2005 3:43:38 PM
    - re: The real story - gbaikie - 3/22/2005 4:53:11 AM
      - Geoff - Donald - 3/22/2005 2:29:28 PM
        
        re: Geoff - gbaikie - 3/22/2005 6:53:30 PM
        
        Wrong - Donald - 3/22/2005 9:14:27 PM
        
        re: Wrong - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 12:54:47 AM
    - That was an excellent post, Donald - R.L. - 3/22/2005 2:37:53 AM
      - I've been following this terrible story for several years now - Donald - 3/22/2005 2:43:11 AM
        
        All else being equal, I would tend to defer to your better knowledge of the case - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2005 4:31:00 AM
    - One other thing... - Donald - 3/22/2005 2:34:09 AM
      - re: One other thing... - gbaikie - 3/22/2005 6:28:09 AM
        
        Huh?!? - Donald - 3/22/2005 2:12:02 PM
        
        re: Huh?!? - gbaikie - 3/22/2005 6:18:08 PM
        
        Terri's Bill - Donald - 3/22/2005 9:13:01 PM
        
        re: Terri's Bill - gbaikie - 3/23/2005 1:25:43 AM

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