03-23-2005, 06:35 PM
I guess you havent seen the videos. Shes quite responsive. I've seen them and futhermore...
From New York Times, March 23...
"This poor woman and this poor family are being used as a political football, and these guys will do anything to push the point that they think is so important, that they will invade this family's privacy," he said in an interview. He singled out Dr. Weldon, saying, "This is a guy who's lost track of who he is."
Dr. Weldon defended himself, saying in an interview that his request to examine Ms. Schiavo grew out of a conversation one of his aides had with her husband's brother. But he also sounded conflicted and said he did not expect to get a response.
"For me to examine her is a double-edged sword," Dr. Weldon said. "It's mixing politics and medicine. While it would be very helpful to me, I'm not sure how it would play out in a case like this."
There are 12 medical doctors, 3 dentists, and 3 nurses in Congress, and most did not publicly invoke their medical experience during the Schiavo debate. Among them was Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma and a family practice doctor, who said in an interview, "I don't think you have to examine her. All you have to do is look at her on TV. Any doctor with any conscience can look at her and know that she does not have a terminal disease and know that she has some function."
From New York Times, March 23...
"This poor woman and this poor family are being used as a political football, and these guys will do anything to push the point that they think is so important, that they will invade this family's privacy," he said in an interview. He singled out Dr. Weldon, saying, "This is a guy who's lost track of who he is."
Dr. Weldon defended himself, saying in an interview that his request to examine Ms. Schiavo grew out of a conversation one of his aides had with her husband's brother. But he also sounded conflicted and said he did not expect to get a response.
"For me to examine her is a double-edged sword," Dr. Weldon said. "It's mixing politics and medicine. While it would be very helpful to me, I'm not sure how it would play out in a case like this."
There are 12 medical doctors, 3 dentists, and 3 nurses in Congress, and most did not publicly invoke their medical experience during the Schiavo debate. Among them was Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma and a family practice doctor, who said in an interview, "I don't think you have to examine her. All you have to do is look at her on TV. Any doctor with any conscience can look at her and know that she does not have a terminal disease and know that she has some function."
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