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In reply to the discussion: Evangelical parents go to court to stop daughter with terminal illness who wishes to die: [View all]Mariana
(14,854 posts)43. Her parents are control freaks
tormenting this dying woman to try to make her do what THEY want her to do.
Her father said to the judge, The thought of her dying, my heart tremors, everything goes black. Notice he didn't say, "The thought of her going to hell..." or, "The thought of her committing this sin..."
The courts shouldn't be allowing these people to inflict their beliefs, genuine or otherwise, on their adult daughter. She has the right to refuse to consent to medical treatment.
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Evangelical parents go to court to stop daughter with terminal illness who wishes to die: [View all]
Are_grits_groceries
Oct 2012
OP
Yes, TWICE the parents and courts have stopped their daughter's legal rights
obamanut2012
Oct 2012
#21
the legalities aren't part of what I am saying. I am saying until its your decision, you can't know.
roguevalley
Oct 2012
#80
Yes, the legalities have everything in the world to do with what you're saying.
Care Acutely
Oct 2012
#88
if you ignore the human element in situations you will always be pissed and filled with ego based
roguevalley
Oct 2012
#92
me too. this is a terrible thing for everyone, especially that poor girl My thoughts are for her.
roguevalley
Oct 2012
#91
"In an era of for-profit hospitals you can see that this can cause problems." = yes. it will.
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#86
Yes, I know of two cases in which a person refused treatment for cancer
Lydia Leftcoast
Oct 2012
#38
My late sweetheart was a devout Catholic; but, she reached a point in her cancer treatment...
LongTomH
Oct 2012
#57
The supreme entity wants her - keeping her on life support is in opposition to it's design.
geckosfeet
Oct 2012
#6
The daughter expressed one desire. The parents intervened and imposed theirs.
geckosfeet
Oct 2012
#77
I feel sorry for the parents. It's very hard to lose a child, but, in this case,
Arkansas Granny
Oct 2012
#25
I felt bad for them, too, even though I feel the court ultimately ruled correctly in letting her go.
Pithlet
Oct 2012
#71
Like many free-lance fundies, they're ignorant of their own tradition's theology
Lydia Leftcoast
Oct 2012
#40
I don't know of any, but a lot of fundamentalists kind of make it up as they go along
Lydia Leftcoast
Oct 2012
#73
Catholic doctrine allows adults to refuse medical treatment for themselves
obamanut2012
Oct 2012
#85
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the fundies do not give a shit about children!!!!!!
Initech
Oct 2012
#50