[Apologetics] Re: Sentor Frist, Terri Schiavo, a Vegetative State, and Food and Water

[Art Kelly]

Thanks, Stuart.

I definitely applaud the efforts of the many good
people to try to save Terri Schiavo. Their efforts
will not be successful, but God will surely reward
them for doing his work.

In regard to Senator Frist, while he is correct to
push every button he can possibly find in this matter,
I want to state strongly that I do NOT believe that
food and water should EVER be withdrawn from someone
in a "persistent vegetative state!"

No one, regardless of his or her mental capacity,
should be starved to death!

Period.

Art 

--- "Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart at bmsi.com> wrote:
> 
> I received this email from Senator Bill Frist:
> 
> So many of you have called and written over the past
> 24 hours on the
> imminent death of Terri Schiavo. Thanks for your
> comments.
>  
> Many of you refer to my floor statement on Thursday
> last week. I
> encourage you to read it because it sets the stage
> for why I felt it was
> so important to have respected neurologists
> establish her current
> condition and diagnosis since she has not been
> examined completely in
> years. I'd hoped the federal courts by taking a
> fresh (de novo) look
> would have required confirmation of the diagnosis,
> which some doctors who
> have examined her disagree with.
>  
> Is her diagnosis certain? Has she been evaluated by
> respected
> neurologists (within the last 2 years) with today's
> medical standards and
> technology? These are the questions you ask. I don't
> know her diagnosis
> but there are doctors who have examined her who say
> that she is not in a
> persistent vegetative state.
>  
> It looks like we will never know for sure.
> 
> -- 
> 	      Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
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