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Originally Posted by NCB
If it were as clear cut as that, then you would get no argument from most conservatives. However, there are medical opinions on both sides of the issue. Would it not be best to side twith the presumption of life?
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For over 4 years now judges have reviewed medical evidence and testimony and none of them have agreed that Schiavo is not in a persistent vegetative state. I'm sure I could pay a doctor to claim she is really a man, but that medical opinion isn't going to hold up in the face of a ton of other medical opinions stating she is a woman.
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Clear and compelling? Her husband's word does not constitute clear and compelling. Sorry.
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It actually has to go the other way here. The husband is the legal guardian. He is legally bound to follow what he believes is the wish of his wife. You need clear and compelling evidence that his word (and the word of his brother and sister in law), stating that Terry made it clear she would not want to be kept alive in this state, is wrong.
For over 4 years, legal battles have been fought almost exclusively based on suspicion of the husband. In that time, accusations have been made but ultimately there is no evidence that the husband is not doing what he believes is the wish of his wife. Suspicion lacking any evidence should have long ago been dismissed as a reason to prevent him from doing what he is legally bound to do.