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To: zonder who wrote (16049)	3/22/2005 9:55:41 AM
From: Suma	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20773

There is a difference between brain damaged where one can subsist on ones own and being resuscitated and living on life support. Regardless of religion or any morale implications if Terry had not been resuscitated she would have died a natural death. However, most patients who are in her present condition without benefit of food and water are usually sedated with morphine. This not only takes away any suffering but assists in ones ultimate demise.

To: zonder who wrote (16049)	3/22/2005 9:48:33 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20773

Zonder, Re: Or maybe he is lusting after the $1mn he is going to get when she dies. That's an urban myth being spread by liars like Rush Limbaugh. While there was $1 MM generated for Mrs. Schiavo's care via two medical malpractice lawsuits, that money is long gone. Mr. Schiavo has nothing to gain financially from his efforts to allow his wife to die. This was discussed this morning on Democracy NOW! Here's an excerpt: The money is all gone now. The money has overwhelmingly gone to legal fees and to pay for her care. The family dispute now is between a husband and his in-laws. And the allegations against Michael are quite interesting. I don't know what to make of them, although I'm sure that even if they were true, they shouldn’t have any bearing on whether or not this poor woman should have a tube taken out of her stomach. The facts of the case are the neurologists agree about her diagnosis. There is no more money left in any estate. No one stands to gain any money now. The costs of her care are being paid for by the government and by the hospice she's in, which is providing some pro bono care, as many hospices do. --Ken Goodman, Director of the Bio-Ethics program at University of Miami. democracynow.org