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Originally posted by Chewbacca:
The morality of the situation is irrelevant to Florida law, which had prexisting checks in place to handle situations where there is no living will. The courts followed these legal checks and procedures to reach their decisions.
The leglislator and governor stepped in and changed the law for one single individual. I have yet to hear of a legal scholar who supports such a move.
It should be noted that both the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts refused to hear the parent's appeal.
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I am sure there are a number of laws that are changed for one individual. Australia for example changed it's dual citizenship laws only for a few days to allow a very rich individual the opportunity to be the citizen of another country.
The Magna Carta was set in place to limit what a certain individual could and couldn't do.
After all, what is a society but a collection of individuals? This is a unique case.
We live in a representative democracy. We the people rule. The court of public opinion holds huge sway. As such, an elected lawmaker, holds more current mandate than an appointed judge. If the law proves inefficient, then we as a democracy through our elected representatives can change the law to suit an individual, ten individuals, or millions of individuals.
The fact that the Governor enacted a law that allowed this woman to live, shows me that this is a vibrant democracy not ruled by beaurocracy and computer interpreted laws disregarding individual circumstances.