IIRC, one of the man’s own colleagues once said that “Santorum” is “Latin for ‘asshole’”.
MsRobyn, I’m so sorry to hear about your child.
I have an eight year old daughter. Just as much of a no brainer of it were her lacking in grey matter.
I can’t imagine what would make parents want to keep their child in such a state.
That’s hilarious. I looked it up; the Senator is question was Bob Kerrey.
I find it equally disturbing that you think a parent should have such control over their child’s life, even after said child gets married, to the detriment of the matrimonial bond.
And finally, it’s not about YOUR rights as a parent, it’s about YOUR CHILD’s rights. Period.
I am an adult. My rights and wishes outweigh those of my parents, when it comes to MY life. I have told my parents that if I am ever in Schiavo’s state, I do NOT want to be kept on a feeding tube. Not as an “off the cuff musing”, but very clearly and determined.
The Schiavo’s were married in 1984. The heart attack happened in 1990. I can find no information regarding the length of their dating period. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this link posted already on the Schiavo threads, but here it is again. Maintained by an attorney, it tracks the case from the beginning.
http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/infopage.html
regards,
widdley
The Wolfson Report says they dated for “many months.” Doesn’t help much. The only other clue is that it seems to say Terri weighed 250 pounds at age 18 (Dec. 1981), and that she met him during the period in which she dropped from 250 to around 150 pounds, or after she’d lost all that weight, with no indication of how long it took.
I found the answer here:
I can’t say anything to fessie that other people haven’t already said.
Except that polls by Fox and ABC show an overwhelming majority of Americans think Terri should be allowed to die. Some polls are nearly 3 to 1 in favour of her right to die!
I just want to extend my deep condolences to you and to everyone in this thread and all of the other threads who have had to deal with this. You are all strong, admirable people.
I just saw Patricia Heaton from “Everybody Loves Raymond” on Entertainment Tonight asking for support for Terri Schiavo.
http://et.tv.yahoo.com/celebrities/2005/03/22/pheatonschiavo/
This is ridiculous! I’m not sure I can roll my eyes enough.
Did anyone here see the neurologist (whose name escapes me at the moment) public statements that Terri:
- Didn’t suffer a heart attack
- Isn’t in a PVS
- Retains 75% of her cerebral cortex
??? What’s the going rate for one’s professional integrity?
regards,
widdley
Any doctor that believes that should have their license yanked. Yes, I’m serious.
I regret not being able to identify the doctor. I believe the interview, last evening, was on CNN.
regards,
widdley
His name is Dr. William Hammesfahr.
This link to an old interview provides similiar comments: http://www.libertytothecaptives.net/hammesfahr_interview_startling_revelations.html
regards,
widdley
I saw her on CNN today, and it was pretty bizarre.
Her backstory is that she was fired for providing negligent care, and eight years later she surfaced with her accusations. Seeing as the courts have already determined Mr. Schiavo was very demanding about the level of care that Terri received, to the point that caregivers were complaining that he demanded an unreasonable level of care, I can’t imagine how anyone could take her outrageous story at face value.
Here’s what the judge had to say about her claims:
I wonder if her motivation was purely vindictive or if there’s an element of opportunism.
CNN says the panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the request to reinsert the tube.
So what, from a legal standpoint, happens next ? Have the Schindler’s run out of appeals? I did hear a prediction that the next and only avenue would be the Supreme Court which has rejected the case twice before. Any guesses?
regards,
widdley
Marley23, I don’t know about Illinois, but New York State allows you to designate a health care agent (separate from the process of setting up a living will) that doesn’t have to be next of kin. That health care agent can be required to carry out the terms of a living will, or simply be entrusted with making medical decisions for you. In my own case, I’m single, and I’ve made it pretty clear to my family that I would not want to be kept alive under certain circumstances. My sister told me straight out that although she understood what I wanted, she wasn’t sure she could bring herself to pull the plug if that’s what was warranted. (I wouldn’t even dream of asking my parents to do this.) So my health care agent is one of my oldest friends, a nurse, who says she would willingly carry out my wishes. Maybe it would be possible for you to do something similar?
fessie, sorry to be ganging up on you here but even from a religious standpoint, the person making decisions is rightfully Michael Schiavo and not Terry’s parents. This passage from Mark (10:6-9), a statement by Jesus to the Pharisees, should be familiar to you if you are any flavor of Christian:
Bolding mine. I included verse 9 there for a reason. I have no idea how religious Michael Schiavo is himself these days (or how much he ever was), but who is to say that perhaps his actions in refusing to divorce Terry and surrender her to her parents aren’t colored at least a little by a belief in that verse?
In any event, I think that the Schiavo family has been living under a powerful delusion, and will be in need of some serious psychiatric care once Terry dies (if she is allowed to, this time, as I sincerely hope is the case).
The Schindlers have appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, who has referred the case to the full panel. According to CNN.com, the panel voted 2-1 not to order her feeding tube re-inserted. This means the Schindlers’ next step is to appeal to the Supreme Court, which has declined to hear it, as you’ve already noted.
Unless the SCOTUS wishes to visit a particular issue now, it’s over.
Robin