??

Do you know that all of the claims below are actually true? I view them
with some skepticism.
Several are not particularly relevant (4 particularly). Some are simply
not believavble..

I appreciated the timeline posted yesterday by someone here. It put this
case in perspective.

As one generally "on the left", I see the whole situation as very
unfortunate. If it were a loved one of mine (or even a stranger). I doubt
that I could pull the tube. But I've not been there and I don't know.

BTW -- when I use the term "left," I use it in the sense of the
philosophical dictionary -- one who puts #1 priority on concern for the
poor and oppressed. One correspondent observed that the term is often
applied to those who favor "big government" to solve social problems. I
told him that was a strange definition (to me). Every person I know
(many) who are "on the right" favor equal rights for African Americans.
But it took "big government" to accomplish this. I know this; I was there
and I was in it.

John

>The problems arise because of several factors:
1) The husband long ago stopped any therapy
2) He will not allow independent doctors to examine her
3) He will not allow such tests as an MRI which would be standard in
cases like this
4) He is living with another woman and they have two children together
5) We have only his word that she "wouldn't want to live like this"
6) The circumstances surrounding the precipitating incident are not at
all clear
7) There are reports she had injuries consistent with spousal abuse
8) He will not allow any examination to prove or disprove these
allegations
10) She is not in a persistent vegetative state
11) The only life support she requires at this time is a feeding tube.
Experts say she could be taugh to eat by mouth. Her husband has
forbidden this
12) She is not in any pain
13) Whether she can recover is debatable but others have recovered after
being in such a state for extended periods of time
14) Death by starvation is really death by dehydration and is an
extremely unconfortable way to die
15) He will not divorce her and allow her parents to take care of her
16) He stands to gain a considerable amount of money upon her death
17) A husband is to love his wife as Christ loves the church>>
Received on Sat Mar 19 10:58:52 2005