Hospital rules to unplug baby girl (guess where?)

[kentuck]

Does this remind you of another case?? Where are the right-wingers with this baby dying? Maybe she will live? Do they have a right to take her life against the parents wishes??


http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3160939

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In Houston's latest end-of-life controversy, Memorial Hermann Hospital has decided to remove from life support a 6-month-old girl whose leukemia has spread to her brain.

The parents of Knya Dismuke-Howard, who also has multiple-organ failure and a life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infection, vowed to fight the decision. Under Texas law, they have eight days remaining to find another facility to take her.

"I think she can beat the odds," said Tamiko Dismuke, the baby's mother. "She's a fighter. The hospital's given up on her, but everyone who's witnessed her through this has been amazed at how she keeps coming back."

Dismuke said the family hasn't hired a lawyer or decided to take legal action but may still do so. She said their first priority is finding a hospital to take her.

....more

[Ishoutandscream]

1. Wow, Houston, close to Delay's stomping grounds

Think he'll get involved?

[burn the bush]

9. perhaps we should all send him this story so that he feels he should get

involved. That should be fun.

[atommom]

2. I don't know. Will she win or lose the contest to get the fickle

attention of the RW? Congress may be reluctant to jump into the fray again, but surely the Terri Schiavo protestors must need something to do ...

[BOSSHOG]

3. Attention Freepers

Read the story and mobilize your forces in Texas. We all know how you all value life. Or are you really just hypocritical bastards who go through your miserable lives hating? The little girl will die and you won't give a flying dog fuck. Every day it sucks more being you.

[bunkerbuster1]

6. la la la, I can't heeear you...

I'm too busy pretending to be outraged that the "runaway bride" isn't in jail, la la la...

[Clark2008]

13. Are they going to get Bill Pullman to star as her jilted fiance

in the Lifetime movie?

I hear he and that woman from E.R. have to be in every other Lifetime movie or it doesn't get made.

[brainshrub]

4. What's the problem? As long as the family has money, she gets treatment.

We have a privatized system of medicine in this country: No health-care unless you are worthy.

[Roland99]

5. Paging Dr. Fristian...Paging Dr. Fristian

With apologies to Night Ranger


Mister Fristian
Oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one
To say O.K.
Where you going
What you looking for
You know those libs
Don't want to play no more with you
It's true

You're motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding the moral right
It's the Culture of Life

God you know
We're gaining power so fast
And lib's are worrying
That they won't last
So I say let's pray
Mister Fristian
There's so much in life Don't you give it up
Before your time is due
It's true
It's true yeah

Motoring
What's your price for flight
You've got Him in your sight
And driving thru the night
Motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding the moral right
It's the Culture of Life

[AntiCoup2K4]

11. Those lyrics work surprisingly, morbidly well, but........

...you need to throw a cat murdering reference in somewhere.

[hatrack]

7. Mr. Terry, Paging Mr. Randall Terry - please pick up the Life Phone!

Gee whiz Mr. Terry, muster your dozens of supporters and haul ass over to Houston!! And don't forget the megaphones and bagpipes!!!

[Clark2008]

15. I have to ask what color the Life Phone is.

Heh!

:7

[burn the bush]

8. For Gods sake can we at least sponge her mouth?

[AllegroRondo]

10. Is she white?

if not, the Repubs wont bother.

[Vinca]

12. Do I smell an absence of health insurance????? nt

[paula777]

14. Knew is was either Texas or Florida n/t

[bluedog]

16. Lets send this to all MEDIA and CONGRESS

get the ball rolling...this is the 2nd child to die in Texas because of a bil then GOV * signed into law..............HYPOCRICY are the GOP'ers name!!!!!!!!

[Javaman]

17. Was she black? If so, the right white won't have anything to do with it.

they only go for the white folks. If you are poor, if you are black or Hispanic or another race or possibly a democrat or not a christian, they don't care. They cherry pick their issues that help them the most. Nothing more nothing less.

They are the lowest form of pseudo-religious players around.

[bluedog]

18. yes.shes black..think thats why?

edit for link:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/050205_local_babybattle.html

[NMMNG]

19. Having an overwhelming urge...

...to use the "H" word. Should I do it? What the heck...

The right wingers are a bunch of f-ing HYPOCRITES!!!!:mad:

[ngGale]

20. This bunch makes me sick....it's okay and try to save

somebody with money who can make a political point. This is the second baby we know of, wonder how many more without media attention?