Religions > Atheism > OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted. More soon.
| Topic: |
Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Therion Ware" |
| Date: |
22 Mar 2005 05:45:00 AM |
| Object: |
OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted. More soon. |
Source BBC.
No more details yet.
.
|
|
| User: "Secular Fundamentalist" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tubereinserted. More soon. |
22 Mar 2005 06:12:26 AM |
|
|
Therion Ware wrote:
Source BBC.
No more details yet.
CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/22/schiavo/index.html
BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4371789.stm
--
David Silverman F.L.A.H.N.
aa #2208
.
|
|
|
| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tubereinserted. More soon. |
22 Mar 2005 08:33:03 AM |
|
|
Secular Fundamentalist wrote:
Therion Ware wrote:
Source BBC.
No more details yet.
CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/22/schiavo/index.html
BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4371789.stm
What makes this case particularly disturbing to me is that I have a
niece who was born with similar brain damage and is in essentially the
same state. She wasn't expected to live until the age of 5; she's 14
now. She just got put on a feeding tube a few months ago because she
can't swallow, not even water and pureed food, and she developed
pneumonia from inhaling too much food.
Of course, the big difference is that my niece has always been this way,
whereas Terri used to be a "whole" person.
--
Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
.
|
|
|
|
|
| User: "Marc Satterwhite" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tubereinserted. More soon. |
22 Mar 2005 08:57:09 AM |
|
|
Therion Ware wrote:
Source BBC.
No more details yet.
Can you imagine the guts it took for him to make this ruling?
You don't (usually) get to be a Federal judge by being either
stupid or politically naive. He HAS to have known what decision
the Republicans in Congress were expecting him to make, and
that he will now be anathema to many of the politically powerful,
but he had the courage to make the call according to the actual
facts and the relevant law.
I know that Federal judges have lifetime appointments, which
provides
him with protection most people don't have, but still...a gutsy
decision.
Best, Marc
.
|
|
|
| User: "Enkidu" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted. More soon. |
22 Mar 2005 09:41:13 AM |
|
|
Marc Satterwhite <mtsatt01@athena.louisville.edu> wrote in
news:42403166.8DF7D41C@athena.louisville.edu:
Therion Ware wrote:
Source BBC.
No more details yet.
Can you imagine the guts it took for him to make this ruling?
You don't (usually) get to be a Federal judge by being either
stupid or politically naive. He HAS to have known what decision
the Republicans in Congress were expecting him to make, and
that he will now be anathema to many of the politically powerful,
but he had the courage to make the call according to the actual
facts and the relevant law.
I know that Federal judges have lifetime appointments, which
provides
him with protection most people don't have, but still...a gutsy
decision.
Men like this are the last hope of the United States Constitution. We
won't be seeing more like him appointed for a few years.
--
Enkidu AA#2165
EAC Chaplin and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.
-- Benjamin Franklin
.
|
|
|
|
| User: "MarkA" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: US judge denies request to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted. More soon. |
22 Mar 2005 09:41:34 AM |
|
|
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:57:09 -0500, Marc Satterwhite wrote:
Therion Ware wrote:
Source BBC.
No more details yet.
Can you imagine the guts it took for him to make this ruling?
You don't (usually) get to be a Federal judge by being either stupid or
politically naive. He HAS to have known what decision the Republicans in
Congress were expecting him to make, and that he will now be anathema to
many of the politically powerful,
but he had the courage to make the call according to the actual facts and
the relevant law.
I know that Federal judges have lifetime appointments, which provides
him with protection most people don't have, but still...a gutsy decision.
Best, Marc
Well, unlike the Legislative and Executive Branches, the Judicial Branch
is obliged to at least act like it cares about the law, otherwise they may
as well not come to work in the morning.
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Articles |
|
|
