Judge reveals Scalia's serious health problems

christiefan915

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This should put the conspiracy theories to rest for normal people.

"A Texas county judge said on Monday that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had been suffering from serious health problems in the days leading up to his death, contradicting claims that Scalia had been in good health before passing away in his sleep on Saturday.

Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara, who declined to request an autopsy on Scalia, told The Associated Press that she spoke with Scalia's personal physician, who said that he had been dealing with heart conditions, high blood pressure and a torn rotator cuff that he was too weak to have surgically repaired. Guevara also said she had spoken with Rear Adm. Brian P. Monahan, the attending physician for the Supreme Court and Congress, who told her that Scalia had undergone MRIs for the shoulder injury this past Wednesday and Thursday.

Guevara's account conflicts somewhat with those of Scalia's close friends, who say that he had been in good spirits in his final days and had not complained of heart problems. Bryan Garner, the co-author of two of Scalia's books, told the AP that Scalia seemed "strong as ever" during a trip the two took to Hong Kong and Singapore a few weeks ago. Monahan has not yet confirmed Guevara's explanation or that he spoke with the judge.

John Poindexter, the owner of the Cibolo Creek Ranch, where Scalia died, said Scalia had gone to bed around 9 p.m., saying he needed a long night's sleep. Poindexter had previously told the San Antonio Express-News that Scalia had been found with "a pillow over his head."
Despite insistence to the contrary by Guevara and Presidio County law enforcement, several websites have included speculation over possible foul play in their coverage of Scalia's death."

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/...ng-grid7|main5|dl27|sec1_lnk2&pLid=-231633308
 
The only problem with this is, this was all done via telephone. And all other evidence is just what someone told someone else. Not conducting an autopsy in this case is patently stupid. All it does is fuel crazy conspiracy theories.
 
Konono said:
The only problem with this is, this was all done via telephone. And all other evidence is just what someone told someone else. Not conducting an autopsy in this case is patently stupid. All it does is fuel crazy conspiracy theories.
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His family could have had one but they chose not to.

The report said Scalia was so weak he couldn't even have rotator cuff surgery and that's an outpatient procedure. I think it's that he was seriously sick and the family didn't want that made public.
 
christiefan915 said:
His family could have had one but they chose not to.

The report said Scalia was so weak he couldn't even have rotator cuff surgery and that's an outpatient procedure. I think it's that he was seriously sick and the family didn't want that made public.
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That seems odd, given it would of course be made public given his position.

Alas, there will always be crazy idiots out there.
 
Right said:
So you say.
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So he says...


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http://www.infowars.com/live-police-call-for-investigation-of-scalias-death/


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What is this I hear about a pillow over his head? I can't find a reliable source to back this up.

If that is true, then it is not up to the family whether an autopsy is done.
 
"Early reports suggest that Supreme Court associate justice Antonin Scalia may have died from a heart attack or another heart-related problem. It is customary for prominent members of government, such as presidents, Congressmen and judges, to publicly disclose their medical conditions. So why didn’t we know that Scalia, who was 79 years old, was ill? And was it reasonable for him—and his physician—to not let the public know? Part of the answer to these questions stems from the arbitrary nature by which we discuss and understand illness among the famous...

Perhaps no recent justice has had as many health problems as current 82-year-old associate justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In 1999, Ginsburg underwent treatment for colorectal cancer. In 2011, she received both surgery and chemotherapy for a disease, pancreatic cancer, that is usually fatal. At that time, some commentators called for Ginsburg to resign but she refused. Most recently, in 2014, doctors placed a stent in one of Ginsburg’s coronary arteries to open a blockage...

So if we know so much about Ginsburg’s health, why did we know so little about Scalia’s? Although information is preliminary, Scalia’s physician, Brian Monahan, has been reported as having said that Scalia had both high blood pressure and “heart trouble.” Most notably, Monahan reportedly said that Scalia had been in too poor health to receive shoulder surgery. As an internist, I read this piece of information as suggesting that there was fairly severe heart disease that made surgery too risky. If, in fact, this was the case, then it meant that Scalia was not only at risk for a heart attack or another heart problem during surgery, but at any time. Surely this information seems as relevant as Ginsburg’s cancers and stent placement...

Why did Scalia’s heart condition, if present, not get disclosed? For one thing, he may have chosen to keep it quiet. And the media appears not to have actively questioned him about his health, despite his advancing age...

As a society, we have decided that the serious illnesses of Supreme Court justices should be public knowledge. In the future, we should strive to make disclosure of such conditions less arbitrary."


http://www.forbes.com/sites/barronl...nin-scalia-had-heart-problems/2/#613299a17626
 
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