Another Right To Life Case
If you thought the right to life scenario was over after Terri Schiavo, think again. A case in LaGrange, Georgia of an 85 year old woman who has a living will is being usurped by her granddaughter.
It seems a well-meaning, but uninformed judge has granted the power of attorney to the granddaughter. The granddaughter has moved the elderly woman to a hospice and is now withholding nutrition and water from her. This despite the existence of a living will. Thrown Back Blog has the details, here.
The following is an excerpt:
“The similarities of Mae Margourik’s situation and Terri Schiavo’s are obvious: Once again we have a family divided over what care should be given to a seriously ill relative. And once again, we have a judge playing God with someone’s life. But what is different, and in a sense worse, is that Mae is being deprived of food and water in clear contravention of her own stated wishes, and at the request of someone who should have no standing under Georgia law. “
Our thanks to Insta Pundit for pointing to this story. Please read the whole article.
Update: Another link to this story from World Net Daily in an article entitled, Granddaughter yanks grandma’s feeding tube. It seems we may have been too kind in our reference to the judge in our statement above. This artice is much more detailed, with statements from Mrs. Magouirk’s nephew Ken Mullinax.
