http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/ellsworth/2005/05/marriage-can-be-murder.html
A new fight over a disabled person’s life is taking place in Florida. This time, 34 year old Scott Thomas’ life may end. Last September, Scott sustained a head injury that resulted in brain damage.
His mother, Pamela Patton, is his temporary guardian. Scott is recovering in her home after his release from Brooks Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville last week. He is continuing rehabilitation and therapy. Scott’s wife of approximately three years, Eliza Thomas, petitioned the court for guardianship. Eliza plans to have Scott moved to a hospice and to have his feeding tube removed. The guardianship hearing is scheduled for June 3 before Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge William Wilkes.
Should a spouse have the absolute right to determine the other’s fate?
What are your thoughts on this Scott Thomas case ?
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/ellsworth/2005/05/marriage-can-be-murder.html
You can also read:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=%5CNation%5Carchive%5C200505%5CNAT20050516a.html
As nurse who worked in neuro surg HDU for a couple of years I know that brains continue to improve (heal) for several years after an injury. I therefore think it premature to remove feeding tubes etc if the injury is only 10 or so months old.
I have personally seen people who were quite literally "cucumbers" (totally non-responsive) improve to the point that there was at least some point to their living. (I remember one young lady who had a steel rod shoved through her head by her boyfriend. She spent months without doing anything, but she left hospital over a year later in a wheelchair under her own control).
Head injured people should be given at least 2 years to see any improvement before even contemplating ceasing treatment (in my humble opinion)
Originally posted by ivanhoeSince I can't find a reputable news story on this case and the "usual suspects" who filled the web with so many lies in the Schiavo case are Ivanhoe's sources - EmpireJournal, Randall Terry, Blogsfor Terri and extreme right wingers of all kinds - I'll wait for some type of balanced story before commenting on the merits. There is no independent verification on any the claims made and these same groups spread absolute untruths in the Schiavo case.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/ellsworth/2005/05/marriage-can-be-murder.html
A new fight over a disabled person’s life is taking place in Florida. This time, 34 year old Scott Thomas’ life may end. Last September, Scott sustained a head injury that resulted in brain damage.
His mother, Pamela Patton, is his temporary guardian. Scott is recovering in her ...[text shortened]... :
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=%5CNation%5Carchive%5C200505%5CNAT20050516a.html
Ivanhoe: Should a spouse have the absolute right to determine the other’s fate?
Now this is a REAL "strawman" argument; please explain if the spouse has an "absolute right" what the court hearing will be for?
Originally posted by ivanhoeThe only reputable article I've been able to find on the Scott Thomas case is from www.news4jax.com, which is the website of a local Jacksonville news outlet. The details are sketchy concerning the case, but an investigation is apparently underway concerning what role (if any) Scott's wife Liza played in his original injury. Her comments through her attorney certainly don't match up with her portrayal in the articles you cite.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/ellsworth/2005/05/marriage-can-be-murder.html
A new fight over a disabled person’s life is taking place in Florida. This time, 34 year old Scott Thomas’ life may end. Last September, Scott sustained a head injury that resulted in brain damage.
His mother, Pamela Patton, is his temporary guardian. Scott is recovering in her ...[text shortened]... :
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=%5CNation%5Carchive%5C200505%5CNAT20050516a.html
Whatever the case, there isn't enough information here for me to come to any conlcusions on the case.
Of course one's spouse does not have an absolute right to determine one's fate. If my wife decided I ought not live, I'd get a restraining order, not acquiesce to her wishes (and I hope nobody else would
take her side).
Originally posted by bbarrHere's a link to the Jacksonville article http://www.news4jax.com/news/4623691/detail.html. Methinks we have the "Chicken Little" syndrome of Ivanhoe acting up again.
The only reputable article I've been able to find on the Scott Thomas case is from www.news4jax.com, which is the website of a local Jacksonville news outlet. The details are sketchy concerning the case, but an investigation is apparently underway concerning what role (if any) Scott's wife Liza played in his original injury. Her comments through her attorn ...[text shortened]... a restraining order, not acquiesce to her wishes (and I hope nobody else would
take her side).
