Repukes are GLARING IN JUDGEMENT at anyone who might "pull a plug"

[Proud2BAmurkin]

That's what they don't get. Any American might have to make that decision some day and Repukes are pissing almost all of us off

[DearAbby]

1. Many of us had to make this difficult choice....and you're right..they are

pissing off alot of people

[merh]

2. How about Scalia's own words?

How about Scalia’s words from his concurrent opinion in Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dep't of Health, 497 U.S. 261, where a woman in PVS sought (through her guardians) to terminate her life.

...I would have preferred that we announce, clearly and promptly, that the federal courts have no business in this field; that American law has always accorded the State the power to prevent, by force if necessary, suicide -- including suicide by refusing to take appropriate measures necessary to preserve one's life; that the point at which life becomes "worthless,"...
(snip)
<**2861> The second asserted distinction -- suggested by the recent cases canvassed by the Court concerning the right to refuse treatment, 497 U.S. at 270-277 -- relies on the dichotomy between action and inaction. Suicide, it is said, consists of an affirmative act to end one's life; refusing treatment is not an affirmative act "causing" death, but merely a passive acceptance of the natural process of dying.
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http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/88-1503.ZS.html

[salin]

3. What kind of pain and guilt are they dumping on family

members who have already had to make this choice, and agonized over doing it...

[LiberalFighter]

4. I support the right of all repugs not to pull the plugs on themselves

The longer they live in that state the less they can will to their spouse and children.

[bettyellen]

5. and disrepecting the union of mariage and current kinship laws.....

just because terri and michael hadn't yet had some kids. i'm convinced there would be no issue on whether he was a fit husband if he was also a father.

[indepat]

6. All the while they assure some 40% don't have medical insurance whereas

almost all other first world countries have some form of universal coverage, or as I seem to recall.