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To: KLP who wrote (104891)	3/19/2005 7:52:46 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793838

Where do we draw the line as a society for "The Right to Live" vs "The Right to Die".... Each of us should complete a living will. It may not ever become a perfect legal document. What it will do is explain to your loved ones and care givers what your wishes are. What we have here are differences of opinion. Yet the opinion that really counts, the patient's, is not available. She could have relieved her family of all this stress by having a living will.

To: KLP who wrote (104891)	3/19/2005 10:00:16 AM
From: haqihana	Respond to of 793838

KLP, This controversy over Terri's fate, is being fueled by religious fanatics. They believe that nothing should be done to hasten her death until God calls her to Him. BUT, God has called her. When the only thing that is keeping a person alive is a feeding tube, or some plugged in device, it seems to me that the medical system, and mankind, is going against the will of God. That is not to say that all that is possible to keep her alive if there is any hope that she will regain her health as it was before the heart attack, is against God's will, but that does not appear the be the case here. I don't like to see anyone die, but it is going to happen to all of us in one way, or another, and at one time or another. Every person should make their wishes known, in writing, so such tragic events, and conflicts, can be eliminated.