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Originally Posted by Table 5
God knows I'm no lawyer, but isn't a lot of law based upon prior rulings (they always cite prior cases on Law and Order at least!)? While one might be sympathetic to the daughters in this case, it seems like this type of ruling, if upheld, has a lot of potential to screw things up down the road.
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This is the big issue with a decision like this, it extends an already dangerous line of cases to an even greater extent. Reading the opinion this all stems from judges taking small steps down a slippery slope, with each succesive judge going a little bit further in extending the courts ability to override the wishes of the deceased. Because each decision is tied into the last the ability to overturn becomes more onerous as there is a relatively solid legal basis.