In the law, spouces have more say than the person's parents in cases like this.
And no the right to die has not established. This sort of case happens on a regular basis. Four years ago there was a similar case here in this part of Virginia, where a brain dead man's life was needlessly prolonged because, first his parents tried to intervene over his written and his wife's express interests. Then a local state legislative rep (an obnoxious, extremist right wing homophobic right to lifer) tried to step in and stop the life support withdrawal order. Fortunately the courts told him what to do with it. Moreover the right to life movement is also trying to squash this sort of right. larry On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:24:49 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But doesn't this become a case of husband vs. parents, not necessarily life > vs. death? I mean, shouldn't a judge decide who gets to make the decision, > as opposed to what the decision should be? > > After all, hasn't the right to die been pretty well established? > > > > exactly. While not in writing, it was clear that she did not wish for > > her current fate. Moreover there's nothing really left of the > > original person. The reports I read indicated that the cerebral cortex > > had atrophied to such an extent that no higher functioning still > > exists. > > > > larry > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144298 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
