Texas GOP Lt. Governor Candidates Are Empathy-Challenged

[TexasTowelie]

By Carol Morgan

At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, a brain-dead and pregnant Marlise Munoz was finally removed from life support at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Everyone knows the details. Marlise was 14 weeks pregnant when she was found unconscious in her home. She had made it known to her family that she did not wish to be on life support, yet a Texas law written and passed by a group of mainly-GOP legislators in 1999, superseded her wishes.

The very next evening, four GOP Republican candidates vying for the Lieutenant Governor’s seat displayed an insensitive and uncaring attitude toward this poor woman and her family. The initial question in the KERA Texas Debates was: “Should John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth have removed pregnant, brain-dead Marlise Munoz from life support?

All four men stated that Marlise Munoz should still be on life support. They criticized the courts for their ruling.

The most uncaring response came from David Dewhurst: “I’m a strong believer in the sanctity of life. This baby had passed 20 weeks, this baby could have been born, and so I think it was decided wrong. … If I’d been in that judge’s shoes, I would have ruled differently…and permit this baby to be born.”

More at http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/carol-morgan/2014-01-30/texas-gop-lt-governor-candidates-are-empathy-challenged .

[font color=green]My favorite line of the article is, "Why do we continue to allow Texas Republican lawmakers to practice gynecology without a medical license?"[/font]

[TxDemChem]

1. That is a great line.

It seems Dewhurst is saying that it would have been okay to remove Mrs. Munoz from life support when the family first made the request.

[Gothmog]

2. Here is a great cartoon that I saw on Juanita Jean

http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/02/01/just-cant-help-myself-saturday-toon/