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chicago
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Apparently there is some guy in suburban Chicago pulling the feeding tube from his wife. It made brief mention on one of the radio news stations, but I can’t find anything about it online.
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God_saves
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I can’t help you there, but be assured this is being done all the time in hospitals and nursing homes across the nation. The majority of the medical community appears to advocate it. Better get a “Will to Live”, state your wishes clearly about when and under what conditions you wish to receive artificially administered nutrition and hydration, name someone you trust to make decisions for you when you cannot, give that person a copy and make sure he clearly understands your desires. One can go online and download the “Will to Live” from the National Right to Life’s website. Persons in a so-called Persistant Vegative Condition are not dying. The Church teaching is clear, as long as nutrition and hydration are able to be utilized by the person, even if they must be delivered artificially, it is immoral to deny them.
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chicago
Guest
Well, there is good news. A religious group showed up to protest, the cops investgated the matter, and the tube has been reinserted. Still having trouble finding anything out about it online. Though WGN radio has been reporting on the matter and you can listen to their news at the top of the hour online via:
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Perhaps tomorrow’s paper will have more inforation. Martinez is the family name of who this is happening to.
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Perhaps tomorrow’s paper will have more inforation. Martinez is the family name of who this is happening to.
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chicago
Guest
So here’s the 4-1-1 I was able to gather from the radio report:
Clara Martinez, 39, sufferred a stroke 2 years ago. She has been diagnosed with irreversible PVS by physicians due to bleeding in the brain from the stroke. Her husband had the feeding tube withdrawn about 35 days ago. Clara’s mother has objected and her Church members (the Spanish Evangelical Church) recently held a rally to pray and bring the matter to attention. On Saturday, state officials investigated the matter and Clara’s son reported to them that it was his stepfather’s wish to discontinue the nourishment. (I believe that I heard on an earlier report that her husband had hoped the public would stay out of the matter.) The tube has now been reinserted.
Clara Martinez, 39, sufferred a stroke 2 years ago. She has been diagnosed with irreversible PVS by physicians due to bleeding in the brain from the stroke. Her husband had the feeding tube withdrawn about 35 days ago. Clara’s mother has objected and her Church members (the Spanish Evangelical Church) recently held a rally to pray and bring the matter to attention. On Saturday, state officials investigated the matter and Clara’s son reported to them that it was his stepfather’s wish to discontinue the nourishment. (I believe that I heard on an earlier report that her husband had hoped the public would stay out of the matter.) The tube has now been reinserted.
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