Re: U.S. House panel to seek to keep Schiavo alive

From: Griz (DearCounselor_at_comcast.netnet)
Date: 03/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:56:23 -0500

I think it's important to remember, your brain is what registers pain. Her
brain isn't working anymore.....

"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:YvR_d.24069$YD4.2689@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> That's what I've always wondered when people talk about removing feeding
> tubes from terminally ill patients. I know so little about this sort of
> thing, and I assume there is reason to believe that people don't suffer
> horribly, since it is being done on a regular basis. Being the food
> addict that I am, the thought horrifies me, but my feelings aren't based
> on any kind of research or personal experience, so I certainly am in no
> position to even think about being judgmental about others who are faced
> with these decisions. I would certainly like to believe that these
> people don't suffer gnawing hunger pangs, headaches, and all of the
> things I associate with being really hungry.
>
> Anne
>
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
>
> >
> > I gotta believe that. If you go w/o food for a period of time, you do
> > not feel hunger pains like those caused by missing a schedule meal.
> >
> > I just watched this argued on Larry King. I am speechless at the "Moral"
> > argument this is killing her. It's not like she can feed herself or
> > drink or in any way protect herself from anything at all. These are
> > heroic measures. Only a generation or so ago they would not have had the
> > technology to keep her alive this long with feeding. People are allowed
> > to refused medical care for any reason. They do not force Witnesses to
> > take blood or Christian Scientists to accept medical care by holding
> > them down. This same logic could be used to force any one of us to
> > accept chemotherapy that would prolong a miserable existence with little
> > or no hope of any cure, even if we did not want it.
> >
> > Big Brother is getting scarier by the day. I understand the MM feels
> > majority should rule regardless (likely not if it abridges their beliefs
> > of course - that would be different). I guess that means if the tide
> > changes a little we'd be allowed to euthanize them when they get too
> > sick to have any chance of life. There really is no difference. Either
> > we all have rights to personal choices or none of us do.
> >