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  The Cult of N. Korea--Frontline's “Secret State of North Korea” compare to WTBTS--discussion

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  did any of you see this program on pbs?

  did you see how dangerously similar n. korea is to the wtbts?

  did you notice one huge difference, that north koreans are not brainwashed like most still active jws are?

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  FlyingHighNow

  I'm watching this again. Something else that strikes me: the need to put on a false facade to N. Koreans, as well as the rest of the world.
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  The Cult of N. Korea--Frontline's “Secret State of North Korea” compare to WTBTS--discussion

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  2. current

  did any of you see this program on pbs?

  did you see how dangerously similar n. korea is to the wtbts?

  did you notice one huge difference, that north koreans are not brainwashed like most still active jws are?

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  FlyingHighNow

  Yes, and don't forget the mind games! Men are like toys in women's hands sometimes, it's sad how easy we are to manipulate with a bit of sex and a bit of ego-tweaking. That too might have been an adaptation by women to keep some balance of power in the relationship. Also, the woman's aid is needed to raise the baby, so that means the man needs her as an ally to raise his child. Thus, the cliché of simply dragging the woman to one's cave isn't going to cut it.

  This is kind of out of the topic of the thread here, but it might surprise you to know how many husbands, SOs use sex to punish their wives and SOs. When a woman has a very healthy libido, men sometimes don't know how to handle it.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

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  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

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  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  Further - they worked in Texas and as part of the health services, would no doubt been fully aware of Texas law in these sort of cases and didn't have an issue with it - as long as it didn't affect them. Or was the wife accepting of the fact that should anything happen to her, that her unborn child would be the priority and all attempts made to secure the life of her child. Did she believe that no matter what her husband would have done all he could to make certian that their child was the priority in times of life and death? Who knows?

  I agree with you, SW.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

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  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

  code ann.

  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  Well that's why this is a science experiment.

  Respectfully, this sounds like an appeal to the emotions of people who might confuse this case with pro-life or pro-choice: is this fetus a human life or not? I doubt the mother, if she were alive and wondering about the health of this fetus, would number one call it a fetus and number two, consider it a science experiment, even if it had questionable health.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

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  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

  code ann.

  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  Yet, the state of Texas is forcing the expenditure of THOUSANDS of dollars when that money could be spent to save the lives of people already living! That is a moral travesty.

  A wise mother once said to me, people are more important than things. Money is only a thing when it comes down to the brass tacks.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

  1. social
  2. current

  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

  code ann.

  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  JT, neither the doctors, nor you or I know if the Texas festus suffered oxygen deprivation.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

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  2. current

  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

  code ann.

  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  However, considering it takes only ~8 minutes of oxygen deprivation to render a person brain dead, seconds clearly matter. So the baby is what, 7 minutes, 6.5 minutes without oxygen? Severaly disabled as opposed to a functioning brain stem?

  Scroll up and look at my ponderings on the mammalian dive reflex. Also, look at what Samswife posted about babies who were born later, after their mothers died, with a beginning similar gestational age, 15 weeks.

  This is hardly a science experiment. Babies have survived and come out healthy from similar situations.
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  Pray while driving

  by StopTheTears in

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  i just finished a 2,500 mile trip.. something i regularly do is to pray for each and every church that i pass on such trips.

  if god in his providence has me passing a church, then surely it is important to pray for that congregation.. .

  the next time you pass a church, if this practice comes to mind, lift them up before the throne.

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  FlyingHighNow

  Even though I am polite and mannerly and would never flip a person off, I admit to flipping off Kingdom Halls from time to time. I don't raise my hand to where other drivers can see it though. I don't want to spark off any road rage. I'm flipping off the religion though, not the individuals who might be in the building at the time.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

  1. social
  2. current

  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

  code ann.

  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  Oxygen deprivation to the fetus is just as damaging to it as it is to the mother.

  Well, if that's true, then it may well be that the baby's life would not be worth living. I did allow for that as an exception to the rule in an earlier post.

  The baby's heart is beating though, so we already know that the baby is not as affected as the mother was.
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  Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law

  by adamah in

  1. social
  2. current

  there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

  code ann.

  166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.

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  FlyingHighNow

  This really isn't about ancient Israel though. This is about a situation in Texas today. I tried to look into whether the rights of the fetus being protected under advanced medical directive, over the deceased mother's rights or her family's rights. I wasn't able to find any articles about states other than Texas. Someone else may have better success at finding out whether other states similarly protect the unborn fetus. This isn't always about religion. People don't have to be diests or theists to understand the sanctity of life.