The Town Hall Archives Ahh, the nostalgia.     Search   Memberlist   Log in  Terri Schiavo      The Town Hall Forum Index -> Impolite Company Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jonathan Dungeon Master Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 2254 Location: Minnesota and/or North Dakota Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:20 am    Post subject: dawningoftime wrote: The High Court has spoken: Quote: In 1983, Nancy Cruzan was 26 years old when she was involved in a single-car accident that left her with irreversible brain damage. Within a month, doctors determined that she was in a persistent vegetative state. She was kept alive by a feeding tube and constant medical care. Her parents fought a legal battle to have the feeding tube removed and the case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Their bid to have her disconnected from the tube was supported by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Nurses Association and the Society for the Right to Die. It was the first right-to-die case heard by the U.S. top court. In 1990, the Supreme Court decided that the Cruzans did not have a constitutional right to remove her from the feeding tube and that states have the right to demand "clear and convincing evidence" on what the victim would want in such cases. Her parents continued their legal battle and convinced a Missouri judge with new evidence later that year that their daughter would not have wanted to be kept alive. The judge ruled in their favour in late 1990. She was removed from the feeding tube and died 12 days later. CBC emphisis mine I could be wrong, but I've only heard this case brought up once and that was on MSNBC during Hardball. Reading this, I was reminded of something said in our outrageously long posts. Jared, somewhere in there you said that everything happened in the law, and they were following precedent and etc. However, due to this and the 14th amendment, I beg to differ. Could you tell me what laws you were referring to? -Jonathan Roku Seasoned Veteran Member Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 551 Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:24 pm    Post subject: I honestly don't know what to think. I've heard so much on the matter that I simply can't post it here. Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     The Town Hall Forum Index -> Impolite Company All times are GMT - 5 Hours Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Page 7 of 7 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group