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To: Grainne who wrote (98047)3/15/2005 6:23:20 AM
From: redfish  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 108807
 
Actually there is no estate to inherit as it has been eaten up by legal expenses and medical expenses.

Ms. Schiavo is not brain dead, her brain is functioning to some extent. However the question is whether she would have wanted to continue living with this partial brain function. She should have the right to determine her own fate, imo.

The court ruled that based on statements she had made in the past, she would definitely NOT want to live with partial brain function, and that therefore her wishes should be honored.

I do not think it is fair to keep a person with very little brain function alive contrary to his/her wishes. I believe that is cruel and inhumane.



To: Grainne who wrote (98047)3/15/2005 9:41:01 AM
From: epicure  Respond to of 108807
 
I agree with you that the state should not be the instrument of death. I think that, like abortion, families should decide these things with the help of their doctors. Unfortunately, in this case, the family is fighting. I really don't know what you do in that case. I'm just glad I am in no way involved.