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Brittany Murphy's Husband Doesn't Want Autopsy
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... (Wanting things is not the same as knowing things.) To: omega4179 I refer to the circumstances that led Terri Schiavo to have a heart attack which could have been fatal. 12/20/2009 3:28:20 PM PST by omega4179 (Wanting things is not the same as ... Comment?
Family members speak out in dispute of treatment of comatose man
... be a fit guardian for her husband. Most of the family remained silent until this week, when family members of Terri Schiavo -- a Florida woman who was comatose and whose case made national headlines -- appeared in Elmira to support Sara Harvey. ... Comment?
5 Reasons Why Not to Pull the Plug
... there are cases where feeding tubes have been extracted from patients. Recent cases known world-wide have been Terri Schiavo, UK's Tony Bland or Italy's Eluana Englaro. During each case, a remarkable unreleasing of turbulent waters clashed between ... Comment?
Is Farah Klayman's Agent? [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
... and suing anyone and everyone - and almost invariably wrong. Back in 2005, Klayman and I tangled over the Terri Schiavo case on the debut episode of Jim Babka's now-defunct radio show. Klayman had teamed up with uber-nut Alan Keyes to petition Jeb ... Comment?
Woman Fighting for Her Husband to Come Home
... is on the line. Sara lost custody of him to the county. Now she's fighting to change that. She has invited Terri Schiavo's mother and brother to help get her case heard. Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler said, "Why the county is not allowing her to ... Comment?
Ann Woolner: Hospitals may ignore patient's final wish
You think you've done the legal paperwork to avoid becoming another Terri Schiavo, who was trapped in a hopeless vegetative state while her family argued over whether to keep her going. Comment?
Your final wish isn't always your doctor's command
... a patient's wishes when they conflict. YOU THINK you've done the legal paperwork to avoid becoming another Terri Schiavo, who was trapped in a hopeless vegetative state while her family argued over whether to keep her going. You've specified ahead ... Comment?
... post as inappropriate Comments on This Post: kentbrockwell Dec. 11, 2009 This show sounds as interesting as a Terri Schiavo stand-up comedy special. Reply to This Post sinakone Dec. 11, 2009 Being from Richmond & living in NJ directly next to ... Comment?
Your Final Wish Isn't Always Your Doctor's Command: Ann Woolner
You think youa ve done the legal paperwork to avoid becoming another Terri Schiavo , who was trapped in a hopeless vegetative state while her family argued over whether to keep her going. 2 comments
... response to a good news story? It is hard to shake the feeling that the emotional crosscurrents stirred by Terri Schiavo have been stirred again. Time reported that Schiavo-type "legal fights are likely to become more common as classifications of ... Comment?
... was being threatened her and aren't happening and are -- national." " And our marriage -- we always remember Terri Schiavo -- even the government got and called. And I tried to pass legislation in Tallahassee. That there was a very very ... Comment?
Apples, Oranges, and Comas by Art Caplan
Wesley Smith has a new column out , in which he inappropriately uses the case in Belgium of Rom Houben to argue that somehow Terri Schiavo should not have been permitted to have her feeding tube removed. Comment?
The case of Terri Schiavo--who died five years ago next March, deprived for nearly two weeks of food and water, even the balm of ice chips--continues to prick consciences. Comment?
Two girls one column: farewell to fall semester
... (assuming we do not fall into a Dunkin Donuts induced coma in the next two weeks and become confined to a Terri Schiavo like state for the next few years), we will be tanks of productivity, even more equipped to survive life stressors. Yes, ... Comment?
Bishops approve revised directives on withdrawal of food, water
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Catholic News Service BALTIMORE - The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a revision to the directives that guide Catholic health care facilities, clarifying that patients with chronic conditions who are not imminently dying should receive food and water by "medically assisted" means if they cannot take them normally. Comment?
August 14, 2009: Schiavo Lawyer: ';Legitimate Fears and Concerns';...
Attorney George Felos, who represented Michael Schiavo in the Terri Schiavo end-of-life case, says it is ironic to have the same politicians who insisted on becoming involved in the Schiavo decision in 2005 now saying it is not politicians' place to become involved in end-of-life decisions as part of their opposition to health care reform . Comment?
Belgian Case Reignites 'Brain Dead' Debate as Catholics Order Force Feedings
The family of Terri Schiavo , the Florida woman who was artificially kept alive for 15 years, say they feel both heartbreak and vindication over the news this week that a Belgian man thought to be in a persistent vegetative state was fully conscious for two decades. Comment?
... a term which should be banished from the language as a reference point for discussing human beings. Terri Schiavo's case comes to mind. Doctors argued for years over the level of consciousness they thought the Florida woman was capable of -- and ... 11 comments
Rom Houben: Culture of Death Is Not Impressed
... 4 in 10 patients believed to be in a persistent vegetative state really aren't. This brings echoes of 2005's Terri Schiavo situation, where doctors and the courts persisted in giving Terri's husband Michael the permission to starve and dehydrate her ... Comment?
... at Liege University hospital, has advised on several prominent coma cases, such as the American patient Terri Schiavo, whose life support was withdrawn in 2005 after 15 years in a coma. Laureys concluded in his study that coma patients are diagnosed ... Comment?