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To: Ilaine who wrote (105752)	3/24/2005 8:01:17 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793717

I believe in the individual right to refuse medical treatment or other life sustaining measures in the form of a living will. What I don't believe in is erring on the side of death where no living will exists. I'm not going to rehash the events that have taken place in the case of Terry Schiavo, but in this instance I believe that erring on the side of life makes the most sense. It really isn't about us....it is about life and death decisions that directly affect who we are and how we behave as a civil society. If society believes that people with diminished mental capacity are better off dead.....then.....as an example......shall we refuse nourishment to individuals who suffer from alzheimer's disease or children born with half a brain? The Schiavo case seems to have been side tracked into one that has pitted the rights of the spouse against the rights of the family and ignores the more delicate issue of the rights of the individual. These individuals deserve every opportunity to have their condition evaluated. That is my main beef in this argument. In Terry Schiavo's case, every opportunity to live her life being cared for by a willing and loving family has been offered. Regardless of what others might think........this too makes the most sense. Where no living will exists.....shall man err on the side of life or death in cases where the absence of normal functions exist? Floridians believe we should err on the side of death, but Floridians don't speak for me. I'd simply like a logical explanation as to why we should go down that path. M