Comments on: Lower Court’s Decision Against Terri Schiavo http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/ Harangues that just make sense Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Claire http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/#comment-10063 Claire Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:06:05 +0000 /?p=2786#comment-10063 On the weakness of the complaint - I continue to be amazed. And where are all the big-name high-powered high-profile lawyers that flocked to the public cases like OJ and Peterson? On the weakness of the complaint - I continue to be amazed. And where are all the big-name high-powered high-profile lawyers that flocked to the public cases like OJ and Peterson?

]]> By: actus http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/#comment-10044 actus Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:22:58 +0000 /?p=2786#comment-10044 "I hate HMOs and insurance companies. (Sorry, Xrlq.) If someone brings a proper lawsuit, and it’s a life-or-death matter, it’s a jury issue in my opinion. " I could get behind this sort of policy. Would be a nice step towards national care. “I hate HMOs and insurance companies. (Sorry, Xrlq.) If someone brings a proper lawsuit, and it’s a life-or-death matter, it’s a jury issue in my opinion. ”

I could get behind this sort of policy. Would be a nice step towards national care.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/#comment-10043 Richard Bennett Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:59:21 +0000 /?p=2786#comment-10043 Fine, go convene the juries that let O. J. and Robert Blake walk, then present a case to them that's 100 times more complicated that DNA. And have a heart attack when they rule the same way that 20 judges in 26 trials in 7 courts have ruled. The American people -- the ordinary people who aren't owned by the poltical parties -- are sick and tired of the way the right-to-lifers have fetishized this poor woman. Check the polls. You're way out in right field here because you're refusing to acknowledge the fundamental fact of the case: the woman is severely brain-damaged and has no chance at anything that resembles a meaningful human life. Being a symbol of a raft of unrelated causes (abortion, moral values, gay marriage, domestic violence, or whatever the hobby-horse obsession du jour happens to be) isn't helping her. We can all see that you're exploiting her, and we want you to stop. Fine, go convene the juries that let O. J. and Robert Blake walk, then present a case to them that’s 100 times more complicated that DNA. And have a heart attack when they rule the same way that 20 judges in 26 trials in 7 courts have ruled.

The American people — the ordinary people who aren’t owned by the poltical parties — are sick and tired of the way the right-to-lifers have fetishized this poor woman. Check the polls.

You’re way out in right field here because you’re refusing to acknowledge the fundamental fact of the case: the woman is severely brain-damaged and has no chance at anything that resembles a meaningful human life. Being a symbol of a raft of unrelated causes (abortion, moral values, gay marriage, domestic violence, or whatever the hobby-horse obsession du jour happens to be) isn’t helping her.

We can all see that you’re exploiting her, and we want you to stop.

]]> By: Patterico http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/#comment-10040 Patterico Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:03:15 +0000 /?p=2786#comment-10040 I hate HMOs and insurance companies. (Sorry, Xrlq.) If someone brings a proper lawsuit, and it's a life-or-death matter, it's a jury issue in my opinion. I hate HMOs and insurance companies. (Sorry, Xrlq.) If someone brings a proper lawsuit, and it’s a life-or-death matter, it’s a jury issue in my opinion.

]]> By: actus http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/#comment-10037 actus Wed, 23 Mar 2005 06:24:40 +0000 /?p=2786#comment-10037 "I would argue that no one should die without having the facts of the case decided by a jury – something that cannot happen unless a TRO is granted." Interesting theory. Would this apply to when hospitals or insurance companies reject treatment for non-payment too? “I would argue that no one should die without having the facts of the case decided by a jury – something that cannot happen unless a TRO is granted.”

Interesting theory. Would this apply to when hospitals or insurance companies reject treatment for non-payment too?

]]> By: Patterico's Pontifications » A Legal Argument Why the Federal Courts Should Have Granted the Schiavo Injunction http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/#comment-11444 Patterico's Pontifications » A Legal Argument Why the Federal Courts Should Have Granted the Schiavo Injunction Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2786#comment-11444 [...] rough Five and seeking a stay. Judge Whittemore’s order denying the injunction. (<a href="http://patterico.com/2005/03/22/2786/lower-courts-decision-against-terri-schiavo/">Here</a> is my initial post on his order.) The 11th Circuit̵ [...] [...] rough Five and seeking a stay. Judge Whittemore’s order denying the injunction. (Here is my initial post on his order.) The 11th Circuit̵ [...]

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