From: "Glenn Meadows" 

It's not been defined as that.  Life support is typically defined as
respirator, and mechanical means to breath.

How about people in nursing homes who have Alzheimer's, and have no sense
of the world around them, and have to be fed by a nurse, aid, or family
member? Should they be killed/starved since they can't feed themselves?

Where do you draw the line?

Do you kill anyone who is impaired to the point that they require anyone
else to help them live?

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Glenn M.
"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:42473970$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gary Britt wrote:
>> She isn't on life support and never has been.  They are killing her by
>> withholding food and water.
>
> So she's on life support then.
>
> Or are you saying that an order in pizza menu & a credit card should see
> right?
>
>
>>  She's never been on a ventilator or heart and
>> lung machine.
>>
>
>
> Physical replenishment via food & water would strike me as a fairly
> serious form of life support.
>
>
>> Stick to this case, ventilator straw men are inapplicable.
>>
>
> You are the only one here talking about ventilators.
>
> Adam
>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
>> news:4245f125$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>>
>>>>So we should let hubby go in there and cause Terri Schiavo
to be drawn
>>
>> and
>>
>>>>quartered then.  How about the rack or Iron Maiden.  Burned
at the stake
>>>>anyone?  She's not a criminal so no problems with due
process or cruel
>>
>> and
>>
>>>>unusual punishment.  Makes sense to lots of people in this country
>>>>apparently.  I'm glad I'm not one of them however.
>>>>
>>>
>>>So does everyone in the country get a federally paid for entitlement to
>>>life on a life-support machine & all the attendant care?
>>>
>>>Adam
>>
>>

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