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Spider Jerusalem

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24. I never said there was anything ethical about it.

Reply to longship (Reply #22)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 02:05 AM

Jan 2014

Just that there's a difference between brain death and somatic death (brain-dead bodies having been maintained on ventilators in some cases for years).

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Fetus of brain dead woman appears to be deformed. [View all] Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 OP

The womans husband and their living child deserve to be allowed to move on. The judge Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #1

Morbid, horrifying, inhumane theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #2

For those looking askance at dailymail link, here is nbc link too. uppityperson Jan 2014 #3

These people forcing this are evil ghouls. May they reap all the karma they are earning right now. Squinch Jan 2014 #4

How despicable.... defacto7 Jan 2014 #5

I don't understand why anyone, even the most rabid pro-lifer Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #6

It's magic thinking. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #16

life begins at conception, caring ends at birth pstokely Jan 2014 #30

Is this really America? JaneyVee Jan 2014 #7

This is just horrible. Sissyk Jan 2014 #8

"Dead and deteriorating body"...not really? Spider Jerusalem Jan 2014 #9

Yes really. jeff47 Jan 2014 #10

Nope. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2014 #11

Yep. jeff47 Jan 2014 #12

there was obvious Hypothalamic activity meaning there was no brain death azurnoir Jan 2014 #25

Loss of pituitary hormones and the autonomic nervous system kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #15

Brain dead is dead, by definition. longship Jan 2014 #22

I never said there was anything ethical about it. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2014 #24

I think what the comments above Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 #29

Except there was no activity on EEG and no spontaneous breathing (apnea test was negative) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2014 #32

If they were maintainted for years, there must have been some basic function kcr Jan 2014 #31

I hope they let her go. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #13

There's no excuse for putting the family through this. herding cats Jan 2014 #14

I thought I had seen the full extent of horror at the hands of unethical medical and legal acts in AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #17

No shit. I can't express how angry this makes me. And ANYONE who thinks 'giving the fetus a shot' PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #36

And will the intrepid defenders of ignoring the woman's wishes acknowledge that they were wrong? KitSileya Jan 2014 #37

Never. I predict they will defend it further. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #38

I wonder how much the family will have to pay. KitSileya Jan 2014 #40

+1 gollygee Jan 2014 #42

This viability issue was raised from the very start. gvstn Jan 2014 #18

A true legal abomination written and enforced by cruel idiots jsr Jan 2014 #19

i hope the family sues them for causing more pain JI7 Jan 2014 #20

I hope they do too. liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #26

Unfortunately Sgent Jan 2014 #27

There were lawyers saying that the hospital Ilsa Jan 2014 #34

How fucking "BIG" can the government get. MsPithy Jan 2014 #21

They hate big business when it comes to regulating and taxing the rich. They love big liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #23

I hope decency prevails in this case azurnoir Jan 2014 #28

This happens when politicians and their semi-literate base malaise Jan 2014 #33

kick. nt Ilsa Jan 2014 #35

For people who are such fervent believers in the afterlife CFLDem Jan 2014 #39

again sickened that coverage for the most part comes from outside of the us dembotoz Jan 2014 #41

and yet, Texas (16) and Florida (7), were responsible for 59% of executions G_j Jan 2014 #43