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Old 03-27-2005, 02:46 PM  
David!
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Originally Posted by baddog
Would you want to be fed by a tube for 15 years? Unable to move, unable to speak, unable to communicate in any way? Do you know anyone that would?
I don't know, it would depend on a lot of factors.
I know most people would not want to be kept alive.
That is why if you do not want to be kept alive, then you should have a living will and/or a DNR.
And if a living will/DNR is not available, then your next of kin should make the decision.
In the Schiavo case I do not agree with the court that says that the husband is the one to make the decision. In 95% of the case I would agree that it is for the spouse to make the decision, but in a case like that where the normal spouse has redone his life and is living with another woman, then he has lost his marital rights.
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