New Posts For Thread: Whose Life is it Anyway?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_AnywayI can kinda see the reasoning behind the law, removing life support is one of those things that you can't undo if you made a mistake. I don't think it would be a good idea to remove the LS unless it was 100% decided by the family. Ending LS or Assihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=282691111#282691111I can kinda see the reasoning behind the law, removing life support is one of those things that you can't undo if you made a mistake. I don't think it would be a good idea to remove the LS unless it was 100% decided by the family. Ending LS or AssiSat, 04 Apr 2009 10:48:51 -0500It's another case of the Catholic Church deciding that it's her "duty" to suffer, instead of allowing her to rest in peace.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=280987448#280987448It's another case of the Catholic Church deciding that it's her "duty" to suffer, instead of allowing her to rest in peace.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:51:36 -0500Yes, Vb, you're right.She had a living will. She had several notarized copies of it. We made sure there were two in her records. But the doctor told us it wouldn't matter if one of our siblings wanted to contest it.I called the out of town brotherhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=278416289#278416289Yes, Vb, you're right.She had a living will. She had several notarized copies of it. We made sure there were two in her records. But the doctor told us it wouldn't matter if one of our siblings wanted to contest it.I called the out of town brotherFri, 13 Mar 2009 18:16:35 -0500John's right... Our wishes count here... for now. But not everywhere.I know, from personal experience, that a Living Will is less useful than toilet paper in KY if ONE immediate family member protests it. My mom had a living will. When she had thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=277484859#277484859John's right... Our wishes count here... for now. But not everywhere.I know, from personal experience, that a Living Will is less useful than toilet paper in KY if ONE immediate family member protests it. My mom had a living will. When she had thMon, 09 Mar 2009 19:16:11 -0500Solf I don't think it is such a minor issue to those involved. You and I are both living in countries where our wishes count, but that too can change. It is a small world, and any infringement of human rights that gains legal acceptance in a first whttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=277462869#277462869Solf I don't think it is such a minor issue to those involved. You and I are both living in countries where our wishes count, but that too can change. It is a small world, and any infringement of human rights that gains legal acceptance in a first wMon, 09 Mar 2009 17:18:55 -0500I don't know if it is tyranny so much as people wasting time worrying about an issue which is, after all, of very little importance. The woman was in a coma and hovering between life and death for seventeen years. If the family finally decided to phttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=274111111#274111111I don't know if it is tyranny so much as people wasting time worrying about an issue which is, after all, of very little importance. The woman was in a coma and hovering between life and death for seventeen years. If the family finally decided to pWed, 04 Feb 2009 13:20:58 -0600Whose Life is it Anyway?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/13794001/Whose_Life_is_it_Anyway?post_id=274105271#274105271Whose Life is it Anyway?Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:18:24 -0600