Terry Schiavo

[astra_nomer]

Thank goodness I signed a health care proxy.

I cannot believe the federal government has intervened in this case. Oh wait, it's George "I Have a Mandate From God" Bush in charge.

I mean, how wrong is this? We're talking about Republicans, right? What happened to states' rights? These are the same folks who think it's okay to give mentally disabled people the death penalty, right? The folks who can't come up with a patients bill of rights? Who refuse to fund health care for children? They are somehow determined to keep this woman alive on government money?


Oh, and IMAX theatres are refusing to show films describing evolution. What century is this again?

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[capsicumanuum.livejournal.com]

I believe that some states (Virginia among them, i forget the others) do not honor living wills. The fact that you are in a heterosexual marriage means that those places will probably honor Uncle Nomer's wishes, unless for some reason, he puts the theocons in a snit.

It's depressing. I keep trying to claim expat privelege to not care, but it's not working.

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

This is why I think the health care proxy is good blanket protection -- it basically says that if I'm incapacitated, DH gets to make decisions regarding my health. Up to and including whether to pull the plug. Of course, ours was filled out in dyed-in-the-blue Massachussetts...