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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I said that hospice workers who give care to those who are dying are going to be harmed by this when it is alleged, as slave and The Sock have been wont to point out over and over again, that withdrawing nutrition and hydration is akin to murder and torture. I also said that the thousands of families who made the same painful decision will likely be second-guessing themselves, having similarly been branded as murderers and torturers. I stand by that.
Have you read the ad litem report? I don't think anyone's feelings have been unacknowledged in this situation.
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I read the whole thing. He did a nice job. My issue is that he did a nice job within the framework that he was given, and I think the wrong framework was chosen. He judged by adherence to The Process. I don't think he addressed my chosen framework of "what's the harm in letting her live."
And, while I agree with you that the murder/torture talk is misplaced, I think you're not giving the people who go through that enough credit. Ultimately, it's the circumstances of each individual case that we live by, and we judge our choices in that context. Anyone who has made it to that point knows that there's no torture or murder involved.
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