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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: FNH on June 27, 2007, 06:25:18 PM

Title: Legal Murder Foiled
Post by: FNH on June 27, 2007, 06:25:18 PM

After his accident Jesse Ramirez Jr was in hospital undergoing life support procedures.  His wife told doctors to stop feeding and hydrating him (that's the legal murder bit).  His other family members took the issue to court.

18 days after she tells the doctors to do it, later he wakes up ( and thats the foiled bit ).

Moral implications here? 

A couple of links for you...

http://www.thechurchreport.com/mag_article.php?mid=1046&mname=June

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/06/man_wakes_after_order_to_end_l.php

Title: Re: Legal Murder Foiled
Post by: BrandtPileggi on June 27, 2007, 06:33:01 PM

Uh oh.  ::)

Does The Second Rule apply to this?

Title: Re: Legal Murder Foiled
Post by: Mr. Tweedy on June 27, 2007, 06:47:49 PM

Much as I'd love to tackle the moral implications, I think it probably does.   :(

Which is unfortunate.

Title: Re: Legal Murder Foiled
Post by: ClintMemo on June 27, 2007, 06:52:14 PM

I didn't see anything about a living will.  Did he have one?

Title: Re: Legal Murder Foiled
Post by: Bdoomed on June 28, 2007, 02:53:10 AM

Yea.... lets not get into this... its just begging to become a fist fight.

Clarification: I hold nothing against FNH for making this thread.  I believe it would be an interesting discussion, and I understand that FNH didn't intend any malice by making this thread, but I feel like this will just result in a big argument, and it would be better if we just left this issue alone.

~Locked~
(if any of the other mods REALLY feel like this is an okay topic, we can discuss it in the Mods thread)