Not just to G-d! For Jeb and Dubya are standing by not only the innoncent bloodshed of one -- but of many thousands -- for breakdown in the Judicial system is an unavoidable result of their present inaction. That breakdown will then result in the harm to many thousands.
This is why I voted for President Bush twice & why I have been and still am, supportive of the Republicans - because I trusted they would do the right thing in a case like this. This is what I have feared would always happen & now it's happening right in front of me!
I don't care of the motivations of either the Schindlers or the Schiavos - none of that means anything to me. The more I learn of Terri & see with my own eyes, how long she is hanging in there - I KNOW THERE IS A PERSON IN THERE. A person with an incredible will to survive.
Who are we to say what kind of existence Terri lives in her mind? Most of the mentally retarded people I know (& I know lots) are the happiest people I know. They have far less stress than the rest of us. They say when one is blind, the other senses take over to make up for the lost one. Who's to say, what kind of live Terri may be living in her mind? She may be aware enough to come up with a storyline of existence - could even be like a fairy tale - as long as her basic needs are attended to, she could live a long, healthy life. Very similar to an infant.
And who's to say that like an infant, over time & with positive exposures & therapy, Terri might not even be able to communicate in better ways than she does now?
Who's to say that in the next few years, medical science might be able to help people like Terri?
She might have just gotten to a point where she was resigned to her condition, but still willing to make the best of it. Jesus could have ended his journey early & with a lot less pain & suffering, but he didn't. He chose to walk his journey every step to the end in dignity & grace. I think this is what God wants from each of us. Life is such a precious gift from God, we should be grateful, & show our appreciation by living it out to the end. God gave me life, I want him to choose when to take it away.
I don't want some courts, or some politicians, or some controlling husband who I may have have loved/hated half of the time, or some polls saying whether I should be able to continue to live - or whether the whole world can watch while my urine output is reported and the color of my skin is debated. This makes me sick!!!
Does she not have any rights?