when George W was governor of TX, it is said that he signed an order
that provided for the removal of life support for indigent workers who
had no insurance...can that be documented??

This may interest you:

http://suebobsdiary.blogspot.com/2005/03/sun-hudson-and-texas-futile-care-law.html

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/2005/03/lifesupport_sto.html

Best regards,
Rainbow

I don't know anything about the TX incident you're referring to
Reoguy, but here are some thoughts to consider:

1) Who is paying to keep the patient alive?  Is it private funds
(insurance, family, estate...) or is it the government?  If it's the
government, then how much is that quality of life (vegetable state)
worth to the tax payers of America?  I know that's a harsh questions,
but it has to be a realistic one.  How much are the taxpayers willing
to pay to keep someone alive in that state... often the medical bills
will amount to millions over time.

2) What exactly is being done to keep this person alive?  In the
Florida case it was a feeding tube.  In the Texas case (again I don't
know the case) I'd bet it was life support of some greater means which
is almost always the case in these matters (feeding tubes are not
commonly accepted as "life support").

To say GWB is a hypocrit for saying to pull the plug on one person
(although you're not even sure this is the case) yet fight to keep
another person alive is a far stretch of reality... the circumstances
were likely very different.  If someone finds you all the facts to
document the supposed TX incident then please compare the 2 situations
closely and see how similar they really are before making your
judgement.

from what i have read today about the law GWB signed in tx vs what he
signed in regards to TS, it is a ligit question as to whether it can
be considered a "flip-flop" on his part.

here is a link that talks about the tx law.  i think that most people
(probably throughout the world) are familiar now with what was signed
by GWB the other night.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/11195230.htm


i am still undecided, but it is something that i have been thinking about.

-dave