[Apologetics] Life Support

[Stuart D. Gathman]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, Dianne Dawson wrote:

> Nutrition and hydration is NOT life support.  From the e-mails it seems that
> we all agree on that.

Yes.  However, Florida law allows the legal guardian to withhold food and
water from a PVS patient.  So, if Terri is indeed PVS, then Michael is
within his legal rights to starve her to death.  

However, there is a lot of evidence that Terri is in MCS, rather than PVS.
But the judge has refused to consider that.  There have been no further
tests in 12 years, just lawyers.

> When are the courts going to get it?  When are they going to quit running
> amok and start using common sense in conjunction with the laws?  It seems

The courts *do* get it.  The plan is to take over America by means of the
Judiciary.  We've come a long way since Andrew Jackson is reported to have
said, "The Justice has made his decision, now let him enforce it."  (Too bad
Jackson was in the wrong that time - it was the trail of tears.)  Now
elected officials are in awe of judges.  Today Judges, not leglislators,
write the laws.

> that our courts are the modern day Pharisees - obeying the letter of the law
> with no regard for the spirit of the law.

It would be an improvement if they obeyed the letter of the law.  
They keep finding horrors like abortion in the "penumbras" of the law.

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