Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
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Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencen ... z2rNKt9hrN
A Texas judge has ordered that a brain-dead pregnant woman be removed from life support after her husband filed suit against a Fort Worth hospital for "cruel and obscene mutilation" of a dead body.
Marlise Munoz, 33, was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband, Erick Munoz, found her unconscious on the floor of their kitchen on Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot in one of her lungs.
Although doctors at the county-owned hospital later told the husband that his wife was brain dead and would never recover, the hospital chose to keep her body on life support against the family's wishes, citing a Texas law that prohibits hospitals from suspending "life-sustaining treatment" on patients who are pregnant.
A Texas judge has ordered that a brain-dead pregnant woman be removed from life support after her husband filed suit against a Fort Worth hospital for "cruel and obscene mutilation" of a dead body.
Marlise Munoz, 33, was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband, Erick Munoz, found her unconscious on the floor of their kitchen on Nov. 26, possibly due to a blood clot in one of her lungs.
Although doctors at the county-owned hospital later told the husband that his wife was brain dead and would never recover, the hospital chose to keep her body on life support against the family's wishes, citing a Texas law that prohibits hospitals from suspending "life-sustaining treatment" on patients who are pregnant.
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
i always thought those 'rugged individualists' down there in texas was against big government all up in your business?
is there anything repubs are not hypocrites about?
is there anything repubs are not hypocrites about?
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
according to a few articles, anywhere from 11-22 other states abide by this same law...
Texas is one of more than two dozen states that prohibit, with varying degrees of strictness, medical officials from cutting off life support to a pregnant patient.
Texas is one of more than two dozen states that prohibit, with varying degrees of strictness, medical officials from cutting off life support to a pregnant patient.
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why should the law being dictating medical policy?constitutionnomore wrote:according to a few articles, anywhere from 11-22 other states abide by this same law...
Texas is one of more than two dozen states that prohibit, with varying degrees of strictness, medical officials from cutting off life support to a pregnant patient.
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
Shill Jackson wrote:why should the law being dictating medical policy?constitutionnomore wrote:according to a few articles, anywhere from 11-22 other states abide by this same law...
Texas is one of more than two dozen states that prohibit, with varying degrees of strictness, medical officials from cutting off life support to a pregnant patient.
oh, I wasn't so much arguing your point as much as I was defending my birthplace as the only place where this is happening...
..but, this issue also entails a pro-life/pro-choice argument...some will be conflicted by this no doubt...
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
I Hope they pull the plug on me if I am legally brain dead. Oh wait they have to. I have a clause in my will for that. It is called right to die.
Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
Shouldn't they have already pulled the plug then?Da Stars. wrote:I Hope they pull the plug on me if I am legally brain dead. Oh wait they have to. I have a clause in my will for that. It is called right to die.
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I don't want you to die...Da Stars. wrote:I Hope they pull the plug on me if I am legally brain dead. Oh wait they have to. I have a clause in my will for that. It is called right to die.
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
ripper76 wrote:Shouldn't they have already pulled the plug then?Da Stars. wrote:I Hope they pull the plug on me if I am legally brain dead. Oh wait they have to. I have a clause in my will for that. It is called right to die.
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
I didn't know you're a native Texan...constitutionnomore wrote:Shill Jackson wrote:why should the law being dictating medical policy?constitutionnomore wrote:according to a few articles, anywhere from 11-22 other states abide by this same law...
Texas is one of more than two dozen states that prohibit, with varying degrees of strictness, medical officials from cutting off life support to a pregnant patient.
oh, I wasn't so much arguing your point as much as I was defending my birthplace as the only place where this is happening...
..but, this issue also entails a pro-life/pro-choice argument...some will be conflicted by this no doubt...
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
..I think you may have but forgot..not sure...when we had our military talks, born at Fort Hood Army Base...denali4eva wrote:I didn't know you're a native Texan...constitutionnomore wrote:Shill Jackson wrote: why should the law being dictating medical policy?
oh, I wasn't so much arguing your point as much as I was defending my birthplace as the only place where this is happening...
..but, this issue also entails a pro-life/pro-choice argument...some will be conflicted by this no doubt...
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
I remember now...I sometimes can't remember two days ago let alone any significant amount of time that has passed...lolconstitutionnomore wrote:..I think you may have but forgot..not sure...when we had our military talks, born at Fort Hood Army Base...denali4eva wrote:I didn't know you're a native Texan...constitutionnomore wrote:
oh, I wasn't so much arguing your point as much as I was defending my birthplace as the only place where this is happening...
..but, this issue also entails a pro-life/pro-choice argument...some will be conflicted by this no doubt...
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
government be all up in yo bidnesstown bidness wrote:i always thought those 'rugged individualists' down there in texas was against big government all up in your business?
is there anything repubs are not hypocrites about?
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Re: Can anywhere be more backward and stupid than Texas?
denali4eva wrote:I remember now...I sometimes can't remember two days ago let alone any significant amount of time that has passed...lolconstitutionnomore wrote:..I think you may have but forgot..not sure...when we had our military talks, born at Fort Hood Army Base...denali4eva wrote: I didn't know you're a native Texan...
I know that feeling..haha...but, no one will hold it against you(not that you give a crap) about not remembering message board chat when we all have real life shit to maintain...