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To: steve harris who wrote (226333)	3/25/2005 7:26:27 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572713

Here's a Yahoo post that applies to the topic: ================================================================================= news.messages.yahoo.com The FACT that CONS cannot rationalize by: sean_hanninazi (46/M/Fox studios) 03/25/05 06:45 pm Msg: 8363 of 8855 2 recommendations As Texas governor in 1999, Bush signed SB 1260, which permits a doctor to yank all life support (including food and water) from an incommunicado patient even if the patient's advance directive requests all available care. That's right cons: EVEN IF THE PATIENT WANTS TO LIVE! htp://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=76&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S &BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01260&VERSION=5&TYPE=B That is, if Terri Schiavo had lived in Texas during Bush's reign, her doctor could have yanked her stomach tube EVEN IF she explicitly had asked for her care to be continued. And, lest you think I'm making stuff up (as the GOP loves to do), here's an article about a patient caught by this very law; they want to yank his life support because they think it's futile, and he can't pay. His wife wants the care to continue: htp://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3082156 And they just did it to a baby! ht*p://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3087387 'Splain that, cons. If you can. ---- For those interested in the details, see especially sections 166.046, 166.002(9), (10) and (2) of Bush's law. ---- news.messages.yahoo.com =================================================================================