Terri is just the first :(

[Conster74]

I never thought it would happen in a million years, but here it is.
LIVE FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT!!! SEVERELY DISABLED WOMAN STARVES TO DEATH AT THE REQUEST OF HER "LOVING" HUSBAND WHILE HER HORRIFIED PARENTS ARE REBUFFED TIME AFTER TIME! ALL PERFECTLY LEGAL!!!

Is this the new Reality TV? Or is it some sick joke orchestrated by the media to get us all riled up so they can jump out of the closet on April 1 and declare the whole thing was a hoax? I certainly hope it is because if not then I will have to wonder whether America is a safe place to live.

You see, this isn't something that happens here in the United States of America. You hear about such things in the gulags of the former Soviet Union, or orchestrated at the hands of the murderous Nazi regime, or in Saddam's Iraq. It could never happen here. Or so we thought?

Isn't this the type of mind numbing atrocity that we sent hundreds of thousands of troops to Iraq to stop? That we sacrificed thousands of American lives to bring to a halt in Germany? That we're getting into a pissing contest in the UN over? That an innocent woman whose only crime was being disabled should be starved to death while the brother of the man who sent the troops to Iraq to stop such brutality at the hands of Saddam sits by whinging that he can do nothing to stop it? That she is drying out and dying because of an unjust court ruling that keeps getting kicked back, while the political pundits spin and the talking heads talk?
And after Terri is gone (its only a matter of time as I write) which one of us will be next in line? Because that too is only a matter of time. There are only too many people in this country that are ready, willing and able to write off the weakest and the least able to defend ourselves. The next step is "involuntary euthanasia for the person's own good," which is really a weasel word for murdering because we can't stand to look at the person's suffering. It makes us too uncomfortable to watch and to realize that one day that could be us.
"Oh it's so sad". That's what those in favor of pulling the tube say. What's truly sad is that you won't even give these people a chance. You won't give the severely disabled a chance, because they need us. What's even more sad is the utter lack of a realization that we need THEM. Get to know and care about a few of them. You might find your heart being enlarged in a way you never dreamed possible. The saddest thing of all is you are utterly depriving yourselves of this unique opportunity and deluding yourselves into believing that killing these people equals compassion.
Stop labeling them as vegetables. Start viewing them as people. They are no less human than anyone else. They deserve every much of a chance as you or I.
Only in America where we pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United states of America and to the republic for which it stands, could we fall so short in our legal system which is supposed to uphold the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Only in America where there's "one nation under God, indivisible" could there be such sheer dissent over what constitutes a murder.
Only in America where there's "liberty and justice for all" could you and I be jailed for starving a dog or a cat yet Michael Schiavo walk away free while he is starving Terri.
If we're going to have equal rights for all then lets put our money where our mouth is. Otherwise, shut up about "freedom", "equality", and "rights". Because if we're not willing to extend these rights to all, then by all rights they exist for none.
Connie Goodnow

[rayne89]

Terri is Not the first

By way of emphasis, here are the findings of Judge David H. Kopelman of Massachusetts on what would happen to a man named Brophy if food and water were withheld pursuant to his guardian's request:

During this time, Brophy's body would be likely to experience the following effects from the lack of hydration and nutrition.

(a) His mouth would dry out and become caked or coated with thick material.
(b) His lips would become parched and cracked or fissured.
(c) His tongue would become swollen and might crack.
(d) His eyes would sink back into their orbits.
(e) His cheeks would become hollow.
(f) The mucosa (lining) of his nose might crack and cause his nose to bleed.
(g) His skin would hang loose on his body and become dry and scaly.
(h) His urine would become highly concentrated, causing burning of the bladder.
(i) The lining of the stomach would dry out, causing dry heaves and vomiting.
(j) He would develop hyperthemia, a very high body temperature.
(k) His brain cells would begin drying out, causing convulsions.
(l) His respiratory tract would dry out, giving rise to very thick secretions, which could plug his lungs and cause death.
(m) Eventually his major organs would fail, including his lungs, heart and brain.

[DeniseR]

Originally Posted by Conster74

That an innocent woman whose only crime was being disabled should be starved to death while the brother of the man who sent the troops to Iraq to stop such brutality at the hands of Saddam sits by whinging that he can do nothing to stop it?

You are blaming Jeb Bush for this? He is unable to just demand that her feeding tube be reinserted. He tried that before and the courts over-ruled him. If you want to point fingers, start with the people who appointed these liberal judges. But there is a much larger issue here. Until people realize that there has been an entire paradigm shift towards the Culture of Death in the last 150-200 years or so, we are destined to suffer severe judgement.

[Lisa4Catholics]

Terri is just the first

[Steve Andersen]

sigh

such hyperbole

I can't bleive some of the things I read on this forum


John Reilly, lawyer, blogger, and traditional Catholic had this to say:

Terri Schiavo does not have long now, unless some official decides to act without color of law. Lots of people are calling on the president, or the governor of Florida, or maybe the local sheriff, to do just that. Readers of this blog will also be aware that I have long been predicting, even advocating, the restriction of judicial review. Let me therefore repeat that this would not be the case to do it. The courts did not manufacture a right to euthanasia for Terri Schiavo, or perhaps for the convenience of her husband. The courts have been applying reasonable statutes in a reasonable manner. If the governor had sent Florida state troopers to take custody, he would not be defying the courts, but the legislature.

Remember the old saying, "A government that can do anything for you can do anything to you"? Do you really want to live in a country where the law can be suspended with respect to popularly designated individuals?

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