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Judge grants JW guardian right to refuse him dialysis tretament
by IWillBeDubbedNoMore inhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25891287-12377,00.html.
august 06, 2009.
// .module-subheader article from: australian associated pressa dying man has been granted the right to refuse life-saving medical treatment on the grounds of his religious beliefs.. the man, aged in his 70s and known only as "mr a", was unconscious when admitted to the emergency unit of a hospital run by the hunter and new england area health service on july 1. he was suffering from septic shock and respiratory failure.. despite receiving treatment, he developed renal failure and by july 14 was being kept alive by mechanical ventilation and kidney dialysis.. on that day a document prepared on august 19, 2008, and signed by mr a surfaced in which he indicated he would refuse dialysis.. the hospital took the matter to the nsw supreme court to ensure the man's refusal of medical treatment was legal.. today, justice robert mcdougall found mr a's directives should be followed "even if the likely consequence of giving effect to mr a's wishes ... is that he will die".. in the documents, mr a stated: "as one of jehovah's witnesses i direct my guardian to refuse consent for a transfusion of whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets, or blood plasma to be given to me under any circumstances even if heath-care providers believe that such are necessary to preserve my life.".
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Anyone have a soft spot for old video games?
by John Doe inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bco8bepgzi0.
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Are Most Scientists Atheists?
by passwordprotected injames leuba conducted a survey of scientists in 1916. they were asked a whether they believed in a god who actively communicates with humanity, to whom humans can pray and expect an answer.. to believe in this sort of god would mean you were a theist.
if you're a deist, or agnostic, you believe there's a god but he's not necessarily interested in humans and we wouldn't pray to this god.. the results of this survey revealed that roughly 40% of scientists believe in this sort of god, making them theists.
40% didn't, making them either deists/agnostics or atheists.
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huh, russell may not have been a freemason
by 504deist ini'm proud to be a freemason.
i always hated the connection made between charles taze russell and the masons.
i was looking at different masonic sites and came across an interesting article about men people assumed were masons, but weren't.
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Favorite Instrumental Songs
by Nosferatu injust finished listening to "last date" by floyd cramer.
what a great tune!
i also love music box dancer and pretty much anything by the ventures.
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My son attacked by militant Vegans
by beksbks inlol, well, not exactly.
he's a butcher at an organic grocery store.
he was at a party the other night and a group of vegans told him to f*&k off!
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Automobile Questions for the Guys
by Robdar ini bought a new car.
this is the first new car i've bought in 11 years.
and i feel silly because there are a lot of things i do not know about automobiles.
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What are you reading right now?
by keyser soze ini'm reading the trial, by franz kafka.
pretty interesting read so far, though i'm only about 90 pages into it.
it's about a man who is arrested, but no one will tell him what he's been charged with, or give him any information at all.
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Would you rather roll with the punces, get mad, or get even?
by The Berean inyou have been unquestionably offended by a family member (spouse, children, parents, inlaws).
the family member refuses to see your side or admit any responsibility.
under what corcumstances will it be in your best interest either to ignor the situation, express your anger, or somehow demand justice?