Comments on: Schiavo and Husband to Appear Before the Senate?! http://poliblogger.com/?p=6509 A rough draft of my thoughts... en Sat, 19 Mar 2024 15:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2.1 by: Outside The Beltway http://poliblogger.com/?p=6509#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2024 11:51:46 -0500 32081:6509@http://poliblogger.com House Panel Seeks to Keep Schiavo Alive The House Government Reform Committee, which seems determined to do everything but reform the government, is trying to insert itself in the Terry Schiavo case. House Panel Seeks to Keep Schiavo Alive (AP) Working against the clock, House lawmake… House Panel Seeks to Keep Schiavo Alive
The House Government Reform Committee, which seems determined to do everything but reform the government, is trying to insert itself in the Terry Schiavo case.

House Panel Seeks to Keep Schiavo Alive (AP)

Working against the clock, House lawmake…

]]> by: Dean Walde http://poliblogger.com/?p=6509#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2024 11:52:20 -0500 32082:6509@http://poliblogger.com Redstate.org explains why he did it. It basicly affords her protections from having the tubes removed. Redstate.org explains why he did it. It basicly affords her protections from having the tubes removed.

]]> by: Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=6509#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2024 12:07:05 -0500 32083:6509@http://poliblogger.com That had occurred to me. Still, I find the whole concept ridiculous. That had occurred to me. Still, I find the whole concept ridiculous.

]]> by: JWL http://poliblogger.com/?p=6509#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2024 18:14:59 -0500 32095:6509@http://poliblogger.com Some people claim that Terri is in a coma. She isn’t, because she is awake. Some people claim that Terri is brain dead. Impossible, because she isn’t on any machines. The only “machine” she has is a feeding tube in her abdomen since she can’t eat. She is brain damaged, not brain dead. Some people claim that Terri will not be starved to death; she will just be “allowed to die” by being “denied nutrition". Yep, it’s just like the euphemisms used for abortion. Make no mistake: TERRI IS BEING STARVED TO DEATH. Some people claim that this is a family decision to be made between husband and wife. That may be so in a termination of treatment case, but food and water is not medical treatment. This is EUTHANASIA, pure and simple. Terri is being actively killed by being denied basic nutrition. Some people claim that Michael Schiavo should have the decision to make, euthanasia or no, because he is Terri’s loving husband. Loving, huh? Would a loving husband have put Terri’s beloved pet cats to sleep after her brain injury? Would a loving husband date other women, become engaged to another woman, and father two children with this other woman, an act of adultery by any standard? Would a loving husband MELT DOWN TERRI’S WEDDING RING to make it into another piece of jewelry? Would a loving husband deny Terri the right to see ANYONE, including her parents, her brother, and even her priest to give her the Eucharist, an extremely important Holy Sacrament to Catholics like Terri? Would a loving husband refuse to allow Terri to have any rehabilitation? Would a loving husband refuse to allow Terri any chance to try eating food, instead opting to starve her to death when it’s possible that she could swallow food if they tried to feed her? Would a loving husband refuse to allow Terri to receive even the most basic of care - the brushing of her teeth - resulting in some of her teeth becoming rotten? NO. Some people claim that Terri is in a coma. She isn’t, because she is awake.

Some people claim that Terri is brain dead. Impossible, because she isn’t on any machines. The only “machine” she has is a feeding tube in her abdomen since she can’t eat. She is brain damaged, not brain dead.

Some people claim that Terri will not be starved to death; she will just be “allowed to die” by being “denied nutrition". Yep, it’s just like the euphemisms used for abortion. Make no mistake: TERRI IS BEING STARVED TO DEATH.

Some people claim that this is a family decision to be made between husband and wife. That may be so in a termination of treatment case, but food and water is not medical treatment. This is EUTHANASIA, pure and simple. Terri is being actively killed by being denied basic nutrition.

Some people claim that Michael Schiavo should have the decision to make, euthanasia or no, because he is Terri’s loving husband. Loving, huh? Would a loving husband have put Terri’s beloved pet cats to sleep after her brain injury? Would a loving husband date other women, become engaged to another woman, and father two children with this other woman, an act of adultery by any standard? Would a loving husband MELT DOWN TERRI’S WEDDING RING to make it into another piece of jewelry? Would a loving husband deny Terri the right to see ANYONE, including her parents, her brother, and even her priest to give her the Eucharist, an extremely important Holy Sacrament to Catholics like Terri? Would a loving husband refuse to allow Terri to have any rehabilitation? Would a loving husband refuse to allow Terri any chance to try eating food, instead opting to starve her to death when it’s possible that she could swallow food if they tried to feed her? Would a loving husband refuse to allow Terri to receive even the most basic of care - the brushing of her teeth - resulting in some of her teeth becoming rotten? NO.

]]> by: John Lemon http://poliblogger.com/?p=6509#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2024 00:58:03 -0500 32097:6509@http://poliblogger.com I don’t think the Senate and Congressional strategies are all that ridiculous. Peggy Noonan hit the nail on the head on this one. In fact, I think it is amazing that Senators – who freak out over Social Security Reform – are actually laying down stakes in a major definitional battle. (Yea, I realize that the correlation between Soc Sec chickens and Schiavo supporters is not a perfect correlation.) I don’t think the Senate and Congressional strategies are all that ridiculous. Peggy Noonan hit the nail on the head on this one.

In fact, I think it is amazing that Senators – who freak out over Social Security Reform – are actually laying down stakes in a major definitional battle. (Yea, I realize that the correlation between Soc Sec chickens and Schiavo supporters is not a perfect correlation.)

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