Monday, March 21, 2005
Save Terry Schiavo! She can still pay her medical expenses!
In a statement, President George W. Bush said: "Today, I signed into law a bill that will allow federal courts to hear a claim by or on behalf of Terri Schiavo for violation of her rights relating to the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain her life."
"In cases like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life."
Although Bush's prepared statements failed to mention that when he was governor of Texas, George Bush signed into effect a law that grants hospitals the right to cut off life support in cases that are even more controversial than Terry Schiavo's.
Under Texas law, hospitals can cease to feed a patient whose prognosis is so poor that further care would be futile if that patient has no way to pay his or her medical expenses. A baby was pulled of life support under that legislation this past week, against his mother's wishes.
Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3094518
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3073295
"In cases like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life."
Although Bush's prepared statements failed to mention that when he was governor of Texas, George Bush signed into effect a law that grants hospitals the right to cut off life support in cases that are even more controversial than Terry Schiavo's.
Under Texas law, hospitals can cease to feed a patient whose prognosis is so poor that further care would be futile if that patient has no way to pay his or her medical expenses. A baby was pulled of life support under that legislation this past week, against his mother's wishes.
Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3094518
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3073295
# posted by The Punisher @ Monday, March 21, 2005 
