[lit-ideas] Re: Right to Life, Right to Die

  • From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:04:55 EST

You know, I thought seriously about a living will.  But how does one  have 
enough information to make such a decision before-hand?  Had Terry had  the 
chance...would she have been able to know what she might be experiencing  right 
now?  What her level of consciousness might be?  What she would  want if this 
or 
that sort of situation or level of damage or injury were  done?  How could 
anyone know, in advance, what they would want "if" any of  a thousand different 
scenarios.  Perhaps there's a way to name a person ...  to say, if something 
traumatic happens to me, this is the person who has the  right to decide what 
my care will be.... It's altogether too disturbing to think  about for long, 
after the head-lightening experience of 2 hours in the shower  scrubbing with 
pine sol, chlorine, tilex, SOS pads, and lime-away, in a small  room with the 
door closed.  
 
Julie Krueger
 
========Original  Message========     Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Right to Life, 
Right to Die  Date: 3/24/05 4:15:16 P.M. Central Standard Time  From: 
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Robert, you might consider a video of your wishes  as well.  We have been
advised to do this by an attorney several years  ago.  Might be because we
live in a state that is a wholly owned  subsidiary of Right to Life.

Veronica


> [Original  Message]
> From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
> To:  <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 3/24/2005 4:11:16 PM
>  Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Right to Life, Right to Die
>
> Andreas  Ramos wrote:
>
> > We're a list about philosophy, bunny music,  and so on. Anyone have any
meaningful opinions 
> > on the Schiavo  case? Has this brought up ethics discussion in your
class, among students, or  
> > over dinner? Should the woman be allowed to die? Should the  state
intervene?
>
> I understand that this case is being  discussed to death, if you'll 
> pardon the expression, on that other  list. One thing that's happened as 
> a result the Legislative Branch's  attempts to intervene in Schiavo's 
> case is that I've made my own wishes  clear to friends and relatives, so 
> that no intrusive government body or  meddlesome person can say that as 
> there's no evidence of what I'd have  wanted, we should 'err on the side 
> of life.'
>
> Robert  Paul
> Reed College
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