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April 15, 2005
The right to eat
All entries on Terri Schiavo are here.The disability rights activist group Not Dead Yet lays out Eight things that need to happen to safeguard against non-voluntary euthanasia in the U.S. One of these is
A moratorium on the removal of food and water from people diagnosed in "persistent vegetative state" and "minimally conscious state" in the absence of new diagnostic processes discussed in recent medical journal Neurology, or a written advance directive/power of attorney by the person.In a recent feeding tube removal case in Queens, NY.
Judge Martin Ritholtz rendered his opinion in a case involving Lee Kahan, 86, an Orthodox Jewish woman. One question was whether Kahan�s �deeply held values as an observant Jew� were being breached by the actions of her daughter, so Ritholtz devoted a portion of his 17-page decision to a discussion of how Orthodox Jewish law regards feeding tubes.The rest of the article expands on that. Another explanation of halacha and feeding tubes, and more diverse views within the Jewish community, and a critique of that article.
Judith | 04/15/05 at 04:07 PM | Categories: - Terri Schiavo
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