well, mag. i agree. but, then the conscince is pricked, becouse they are actually doing the killing. they think they are "just letting her die." if they starve her. no difference actually. --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Many people do not consider feeding tubes to be > artificial means. I have > met a few adults with cp who ate that way. It's just > an alternate means of > feeding. I agree however that Terri should die in > peace, but I do not > believe she should be starved for two weeks to do > it, for heaven's sake, > give her an injection. I furthermore believe that > even in marriage, if a > spouse is suspected of foul play that the spouse > should not have the right > to terminate their partner, and this is what I think > has happened in the > Schiavo case. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Free our people! More than 250,000 people with > disabilities > throughout the USA say they want to move out of > nursing homes. > Please ask your Congressperson to vote FOR the > MICASSA bill, this > will allow medicaid funds to pay for community > supports > instead of isolating the person in a nursing home or > institution. > HR 910 is the bill number > Senate version of MiCASSA (S 401). > > Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with > disabilities > ~Tamar Mag Raine~ > [log in to unmask] > IM: tamarmag48 > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: 3/23/2005 8:46:08 PM > > Subject: Re: Terri Schiavo redux from Inclusion > Daily Express > > > > I say let's let Terri die in peace. The > government has no business in > > stepping into what is a family matter and the > parents are not the ones to > > make the decision - her husband is. Her parents > were not there in the > > marriage, and her husband was. > > > > I myself have a living will and do not want to be > kept alive by artificial > > means. Even if the doctors made a misdiagnosis, > it's too late to do > > anything about it, and the husband is not at > fault. > > > > I watched both of my parents die agonising deaths > and can say I definitely > > would never want to be on a feeding tube or on an > artificial resperator. > > > > Kat > > > > On Thursday 24 March 2005 2:04 am, Dave at > Inclusion Daily Express wrote: > > > From Inclusion Daily Express International > Disability Rights News > Service > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs