<p>"the new doctor did his diagnosis by watching videos and standing beside her NOT actually examining her per se"</p>
<p>are you guys talking about BILL FRIST? the guy is about as conservative/pro-life/christian as they come. let me remind you he believes that tears and sweat transmit AIDS/HIV.</p>
<p>"I think this case should have never made it to the federal level, this is purely a states rights issue and moreso a personal issue between Terri and her husband and not Terri and U.S. govt"</p>
<p>I agree jblackboy, but it's nice to know that even when two branches of the U.S. government attempt to rewrite the Constitution, the judiciary branch is there to make the sane decision.</p>
<p>I'm selfish, blackboy? Yes, I see how you got that from my post.</p>
<p>The husband HAS moved on. He's living with a woman right now and has 2 kids with her. Learn the facts, brutha. Why is it so important to him that she die that he's taking this so such an extreme level? Why can't he just concede with the parents and console them instead of getting into lawsuits with them? Don't defend the *******, he had every right to move on and start a family with another woman, but it's ridiculous that he's been fighting with her parents for so long.</p>
<p>14th admendment to the constitution
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.</p>
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<li>The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.</li>
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<p>For those of you who think that this case shouldn't have made it to the federal level look at admendment 14 to the constitution, which basically states that if a person feels their civil rights are being infringed on, the congress has the right to intervein.</p>
<p>Nick, I'm sorry but the 14th doesn't apply here. Terri's due process has not been violated. In fact, it has been well utilized to its fullest extent. Her case has visited the Supreme Court 4 times THIS YEAR. </p>
<p>Let me put it another way, if th 14th applied here, than one would think that the trial judge, the florida circut courts, the florida supreme court, the federal circut court, the 11 circut court of appeals, or the the supreme court would have picked up on it. They haven't, so I think we can assume that that argument doesn't hold water.</p>
<p>err on the side of life</p>
<p>How can u say that there has been due process, show me where in Florida law where it states that a husband has the right to murder his wife. What gives him leagal right to have her killed.</p>
<p>he is not executing her, he is carrying out her wishes</p>
<p>the entire state and federal court system has said that the tubes should be removed... just let her die and be with god</p>
<p>I don't understand. People are taken off life support every day. What makes this case so special.</p>
<p>it makes it special because evangelicals have decided to test their power on this case and bush needs to throw them a bone after abandoning the gay marriage amendment initiative</p>
<p>"he is not executing her, he is carrying out her wishes"</p>
<p>when did she ever say, or even implied, she wanted to die, how can you say he is carrying out her wishes. the difference i find between this case and others where they pull the plug is that most decisions like that are made by the entire family. the husband didnt even take into consideration what the parents thought.</p>
<p>alukaszewicz... stop saying she is a vegetable??? why? because she obviously is. Even my mother who has been a nurse for the past 25 years says that the doctor is an idiot. Also do you know what kind of philosophy this new doctor has?
Prolife...</p>
<p>just let the poor woman die, what is this obsession of the conservatives with keeping people who want to die alive. are u so blinded by your ignorance that you are willing to disregard someone else's choices in order to push your agenda.</p>
<p>as I stated before, this was an issue the politicians threw to the evangelicals to appease them for not supporting the gay marriage amendment. THe sooner evangelicals realize how they are being duped by the republican party, the sooner it will be better off for you.</p>
<p>when did she say that she wanted to die? If she did then she has the right to die, but if she didn't no way. Not even the legal guardian.</p>
<p>florida law allows the legal guardian to make this decision</p>
<p>we are a nation of laws, not of men</p>
<p>you still dont see how evangelicals are duped by republicans</p>
<p>i don't know about the evangelicals but i still think that the legal guardian shouldn't be able to make this decision. The husband doesn't really care about her. He wants to get on with his life. He doesn't want to pay all that stuff. It's not wanting the best.</p>
<p>apparently 82 percent of americans disagree with you as does president bush because as governor he signed a law which allows euthanasia. THis law was used by a hospital to terminate the life of a 6 month old baby a few weeks ago</p>
<p>sempitern you keep on bringing up that the people who want her alive are evangelicals, or it has something to do with the gay marriage thing. You couldnt be more incorrect in you generalization. Firstly I dont consider my self a conservative, although I am a republican Im more moderate. Also I believe in homosexual rights and Im pro choice. To me this has less to do with the fact that the 'plug is being pulled' then with my problem with the husband. I feel he is giving the doctors consent to pull the feeding for selfish reasons, because he has a lot to gain in her death. This is not a religious issue it is a patient's rights issue, where it may not be in the patient's best interest to be killed. Also if they do want to kill her why not do something besides causing pain and suffering through starvation and thirst. If she should be killed at least give her a less painfull death though injection or something.</p>
<p>Also sempitern I would refrain from using the word ignorant to describe a large group of people opposing your view, because believe it or not many are much better informed then you that oppose your views, and frankly it is impolite.</p>
<p>since you apparently havent responded to this, let me post again.</p>
<p>"apparently 82 percent of americans disagree with you as does president bush because as governor he signed a law which allows euthanasia. THis law was used by a hospital to terminate the life of a 6 month old baby a few weeks ago"</p>
<p>I lost all my respect for most republicans because after I started a democratic club in my small town, members of our group were hazed( paint thinner on cars, sugar in tanks, windshields broken, etc...)</p>
<p>I am very sorry to hear, Semp.</p>
<p>The Republican party is the party of the wealthy, ignorant and insane. People are afraid of change, especially those very who are non-minority poor and very wealthy.</p>