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To: rich evans who wrote (105285)	3/21/2005 10:14:29 PM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793834

Are you suggesting we set up some kind of hospice court that needs to be consulted when this kind of decision needs to be made? I would submit that the evidentiary test should be like a criminal case of "beyond a reasonable doubt" if you are going to pull the plug

To: rich evans who wrote (105285)	3/21/2005 11:46:54 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793834

So if you can't all agree on her medical condition, then don't kill her and let her partents look after her. Rich, I could join with you in arguments re. letting her live. However I do believe after the individual (hopefully expressed in writing), the next of kin has the final say. That is her husband. I have seen no "preponderance of evidence" (your phrase) that leads me to believe that he is doing anything more than than what he believes she wanted for herself. I have provided my wife with my 5 wishes. If my family tried to overrule her execution of my wishes in court, I would be absolutely fighting mad. But I would by then be unable to fight. Today, I discussed this subject once again with my children and asked them not only to cooperate with my wife but to support her decisions. They all agreed to do so. I know my dad will have no argument with letting my own immediate family decide. His only wish is that I be buried in Arlington for which I qualify. My youngest is 36 and this issue is forcing them to consider their own choices. Perhaps that will be a positive outcome from all of this. uw