Re: Schiavo: Feeding tube is out

I agree with the hope that some good comes from her death. It certainly has solidified what my husband and I want, as well as my stepfather's wishes which, by the way, are diametrically opposed to ours. I will honor them anyway if he gets them put down in writing.

Anne Vasquez wrote:
I'm not blaming one party or the other; IMO, members of both have behaved like a bunch of idiots in this matter. I just don't believe that Congress or the President had any business getting into this. The woman has been made a spectacle of when she is least able to defend or help herself, and I think it's shameful. The only bright side I can see in this whole horrifying situation is that it has made people talk more openly about their own wishes for end-of-life issues and put those wishes down in writing. Maybe Terri's legacy will be to spare others some of the indignities and misery that she and her family have suffered in all of this mess. I hope so. I hope SOME kind of good can come from all of this!!

Anne


Phyllis wrote:

Since this debate has crossed all political, socioeconomic, and religious lines, I don't think there is anything to backfire. They certainly didn't do it to garner votes as Dems and Republicas alike voted for the federal review. 


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