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30. Religion aside, why should it not have been allowed?

Fri Jun 29, 2018, 06:48 PM

Jun 2018

Why should it NOT have been allowed?

If the girl was dead, and the parents wanted to pay (or find other people to pay) to keep her alive, what's the harm in that? You can't on the one hand say "she's dead and there's absolutely no hope" and "it's wrong to keep her alive, because she's suffering". I mean, it's a horrible waste of resources, but in general, we allow people to spend money on stupid wasteful things.

Now, the hospital that she was in was absolutely within their rights to say "she'd brain dead, and we're no longer willing to keep her alive". There would be no medical reason for any insurance company or government medical program to pay to keep her alive.

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Girl at center of debate over brain death dies, mother says (Jahi McMath) [View all] TalenaGor Jun 2018 OP

A tonsil operation that went wrong! How horrible! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #1

There was so much more to the story... Hekate Jun 2018 #7

She was declared brain dead, which is legally dead in California. LisaL Jun 2018 #8

I know, hence my statement about the slow decay of the body... Hekate Jun 2018 #9

I can't believe they were still doing surgery on her body, five years after she legally died, at LisaL Jun 2018 #10

That's why the family and the Right to Lifers moved her across the country Hekate Jun 2018 #21

I feel sorry for the girl, who was saddled with a "we know better" family RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #33

Rest in peace, Jahi. pnwmom Jun 2018 #2

such a sad case. and fuck the lawyers and others who used this family to push their agenda JI7 Jun 2018 #3

Also, fuck the Christian right. Initech Jun 2018 #4

ALWAYS get the red out Jun 2018 #26

ISIS and the evangelicals aren't even close to the same. Jedi Guy Jun 2018 #34

If they had complete control of this country get the red out Jul 2018 #38

I doubt it. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #39

Agree to disagree get the red out Jul 2018 #45

Fair enough. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #46

Rudolph article get the red out Jul 2018 #48

Wow, that's wild. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #49

Rest in peace Jahi. iluvtennis Jun 2018 #5

She wasn't in vegetative state, she was officially declared brain dead. LisaL Jun 2018 #6

This -- she was DEAD obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #42

What they did with that poor dead girl's body for 5 years is a horror show. nt SunSeeker Jun 2018 #11

The girl is finally free of that ghoul of a mother Jake Stern Jun 2018 #12

New Yorker story from Feb DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #13

Excessive period of time bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #14

Wow BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #15

Was this on taxpayer dime? 3Hotdogs Jun 2018 #16

AFAIK, all donations once she was declared brain dead all those years ago Hekate Jun 2018 #22

She spent it on fancy dinners and Michael Kors handbags nt maryellen99 Jun 2018 #23

Having not followed the awful story, I have no idea Hekate Jun 2018 #24

She spent it on fancy dinners and MIchael Kors handbags obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #43

Not so. LisaL Jun 2018 #35

Ugh. At least it was not in California. nt Hekate Jul 2018 #37

I can't even imagine how horrible this is for the parents. However, Oneironaut Jun 2018 #17

The mother may have been feeling a great deal of guilt and was grasping at straws. Kaleva Jun 2018 #20

That's my suspicion also get the red out Jun 2018 #27

Religion aside, why should it not have been allowed? metalbot Jun 2018 #30

Because there is a lot of expense to maintain a brain dead person on life support without any hope LisaL Jun 2018 #36

Because the girl and her body have rights obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #44

That doesn't really seem to be true metalbot Jul 2018 #47

The girl at center of debate over brain death has BEEN dead since December 2014 rocktivity Jun 2018 #18

There were alot of threads on this here in '13. irisblue Jun 2018 #19

Obese children with this type of surgery should Be closely observed McCamy Taylor Jun 2018 #25

And I have seen an obese adult child feed thier elder obese relative fastfood in a hospital when he lunasun Jun 2018 #29

Ah yes, fast food for the heart failure patient on salt restriction. McCamy Taylor Jul 2018 #40

no offense but... have you ever been in a hospital? Takket Jun 2018 #31

I hope the family gets some peace. n/t tammywammy Jun 2018 #28

Hopefully her parents actually let her rest now Takket Jun 2018 #32

Actual meaning: her corpse finally rotted so much they couldn't continue obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #41