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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (31729)4/5/2005 7:58:13 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 90947
 
Educate me. Does the law presume a will to live for an accident victim with no prior wishes stated?



To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (31729)4/5/2005 8:11:47 PM
From: Sully-  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 90947
 
....Under the LAW of FLORIDA, where the Schiavo case was adjudicated, the patient's prior wishes must be demonstrated with "clear and convincing evidence"--the highest standard of legal certainty in civil cases. In cases where this standard of proof is not met, the court must "ERR on the side of life," on the assumption that most people, even those who are profoundly disabled, would choose life rather than death. ....

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