soapbox time - the Schiavo case

Mar 24, 2005 21:14

Poor Terri Schiavo. What is the quality of her daily life? Would you want to be a vegetable? The first thing I notice when I see pictures of Terri is her vacant stare ( Read more... )

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bigbrotherrye March 25 2005, 04:00:23 UTC
This is an example of how its impossible to please everyone. It is sad how its gotten to the point of where lobbyists get involved.

I believe the only way to have euthanasia possible is to have it in the last will and testament.

"I wish to be put to death painlessly as possible once I have reached the terminal stage."

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dilatedpupils March 25 2005, 04:56:58 UTC
No kidding, it's a huge bummer.

Yeah, but how would terminal be defined? It's hard to find a statement that could in no way be challenged.

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bigbrotherrye March 25 2005, 18:25:44 UTC
Terminal may be hard to define but it is possible.

Terminal basically means approaching death, therefore Shiavo is still "alive" but a vegetable. I can see where the argument happens from a legal standpoint, we're in America after all. America is a huge cauldron in which many spices find their way in. These various spices have various beliefs also.

Its gay how the family has no right to apply euthanasia. It is a questionable practice to pull the plug on a "retard," because I'm sure people will fear that will lead to even more euthanasia practice upon babies that have life-threatening problems.

What do we do with rotting vegetables anyway? We discard them, so let it be. Schiavo is just costing her family so much money. Schiavo isn't able to associate herself with reality. She doesn't even know she's dying. All I can say is, she isn't going down easy but at the same time, she doesn't know she's dying. How great is that, to not know you're dying?

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dilatedpupils March 25 2005, 04:59:14 UTC
Gah. I remember first learning about the filibuster in 7th grade - I was amazed by the concept. I hope the Dems are able to stand fast.

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dootwootkik March 25 2005, 05:05:27 UTC
Yeah..I actually watched that earlier tonight about Terri Schiavo. I was confused about the husband cause the family kept making claims that he was trying to get the money.

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wild_winged March 25 2005, 05:56:02 UTC
Money? Terri Schiavo's estate is worth all of $50,000. He won $700,000 in a lawsuit in the 90s, but spent more than that on legal fees after his parents-in-law took the whole family issue to court.

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crazangl March 29 2005, 01:06:49 UTC
We all have to remember that Terri Schiavo is starving to death as of this moment. Death by starvation isn't exactly a glorious way to go, vegetable or not. I disagree with the fact that Terri should be deprived of food and water. Starvation or natural death, she should be allowed to die in peace- not in front of the eyes of millions who couldn't care less 14 years ago.

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