Cartoonist Tony Auth's latest outrage (Terri Shiavo)

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Oct. 23, 2003 | Tony Auth

[End Times Sentinel]

Leave it to Jew Hater Extraordinaire, Tony Auth to determine that not STARVING a woman to death because she's inconvenient, is actually holding up The Lord's plans.

Too bad Terri Schiavo isn't Jewish, then he could change the scene setting to Hell.

 

 

 

 

[Calpernia]

Stop by here too: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1005562/posts?page=90#90

[Old Professer]

It may be preferable to guilt.

[Old Professer]

Which would you prefer, Terri's life, or the afterlife?

That is a good question, considering the uncertainty of both.

[NCLaw441]

You said:
KILL ALL THE RETARDS.

SINCERELY,

GUNSLINGR3

And anyone who disagrees is a retard.....

[Old Professer]

This is you best? To not discuss, but instead attribute statements to me falsely? When did FreeRepublic turn into a screaming match?

Since someone changed the lightbulb and chased all the cockroaches out into the open to curse the light.

[NCLaw441]

You said:
We could hook you up to machines and keep your body turning food into waste for a long time, is that the same as living? If you don't hook a person up to machines to keep them turning food into waste, is that murder?


The argument for terminating Terri Schiavo would be much stronger if she were on a ventilator, iron lung or the like, but she is only receiving tube feeding and hydration. This is not "extraordinary" means, and certainly not "artificial." There is nothing to suggest she is suffering, but even if there were, we don't terminate life on those conditions, do we?

[Saundra Duffy]

Sacreligious

[Naspino]

That first cartoon seems spot on. Folks are more interested in keeping her trapped in that atrophied body with that crippled mind. Why? Is that existence preferable to Heaven?

You believe in God and believe he's powerless to have his will come to be as the cartoon suggests. Not my God. If he wants Terri then he'll have her. Until then its our job to make sure no one murders her.

[Naspino]

Thats a pretty awesome find. You think he was aware of this before he did his cartoon? He had to be.

[huck von finn]

Which would you prefer, Terri's life, or the afterlife?

I would prefer the afterlife. And that's a beautiful question.

[Naspino]

Which would you prefer, Terri's life, or the afterlife?

I would prefer the afterlife. And that's a beautiful question.

I don't think so. Job's wife told him to curse God and die. Job said it would have been better that he never been born. God allowed Satan control over everything but his life. Frankly its all eerily similar. Job of course lived and was better off than he'd been before.

[huck von finn]

I don't think so. Job's wife told him to curse God and die. Job said it would have been better that he never been born. God allowed Satan control over everything but his life. Frankly its all eerily similar. Job of course lived and was better off than he'd been before

But this is a false analogy. Job had a cerebral cortex.

[MHGinTN]

Ahh, so the IQ level is now to determine whether an alive individual human being will be allowed to live. Right. Gotcha. Lucky Stephen Hawking ... surely he's smart enough to meet your so gracious suggestion. And by the way, dudette, remain healthy.

[MHGinTN]

Are you inferring that Terri doesn't have a cerebral cortex? And if you are, which brain scan/autopsy did you consult?

[been_lurking]

Sorry, I see no grand purpose in Terri's current miserable state.

Is her current state "miserable" by your standards or by Terri's standards? Do you know?

[huck von finn]

from only one of the courts' opinions:

On remand, this court anticipated but did not require that Dr. Webber, who had claimed in his affidavit that he might be able to restore Mrs. Schiavo's speech and some of her cognitive functioning, would testify for the parents and provide scientific support for his claim. However, Dr. Webber, who was so critical in this court's decision to remand the case, made no further appearance in these proceedings. Instead, the parents provided testimony from Dr. William Maxfield, aboard-certified physician in radiology and nuclear medicine, and Dr. William Hammesfahr, a board-certified neurologist. Michael Schiavo, Mrs. Schiavo's husband and guardian, selected Dr. Ronald Cranford and Dr. Melvin Greer, both board-certified neurologists, to testify. The fifth physician, selected by the guardianship court when the parties could not agree, was Dr. Peter Bambakidis, a board-certified neurologist practicing in the Department of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a clinical professor of neurology at Case Western Reserve University. His credentials fulfilled the requirements of our prior opinion. Through the assistance of Mrs. Schiavo's treating physician, Dr. Victor Gambone, the physicians obtained current medical information about Theresa Schiavoincluding high-quality brain scans. Each physician reviewed her medical records and personally conducted a neurological examination of Mrs. Schiavo. Lengthy videotapes of some of the medical examinations were created and introduced into evidence. Thus, the quality of the evidence presented to the guardianship court was very high, and each side had ample opportunity to present detailed medical evidence, all of which was subjected to thorough cross-examination. It is likely that no guardianship court has ever received as much high-quality medical evidence in such a proceeding. On the issue that caused this court to reverse in our last decision, whether new treatment exists which offers such promise of increased cognitive function in Mrs.Schiavo's cerebral cortex that she herself would elect to undergo this treatment andwould reverse the prior decision to withdraw life-prolonging procedures, the parents presented little testimony. Dr. William Hammesfahr claimed that vasodilation therapy and hyberbaric therapy "could help her improve." He could not testify that any "specific function" would improve. He did not claim that he could restore her cognitive functions. He admitted that vasodilation therapy and hyberbaric therapy were intended to increase blood and oxygen supply to damaged brain tissue to facilitate repair of such tissue. These therapies cannot replace dead tissue. Although the physicians are not in complete agreement concerning the extent of Mrs. Schiavo's brain damage, they all agree that the brain scans show extensive permanent damage to her brain. The only debate between the doctors is whether she has a small amount of isolated living tissue in her cerebral cortex or whether she has no living tissue in her cerebral cortex.

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:Il7CENonq2QJ:www.2dca.org/opinion/June%252006,%25202003/2D02-5394.pdf+schiavo+schindler+browning+florida+supreme+court&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[MHGinTN]

No, what have you examined to make your assessment and assertion?... You realize, of course, that the very same lies was forwarded regarding Karen Quinlan and when she was autopsied, her cerebral cortex was still in tact and the region was not 'replaced with spinal fluid'. [It is interesting that you chose to cite an opinion of someone who favors the euthanasizing of 'damaged' human beings.]

[huck von finn]

Quinlan was different because although they assumed cortex damage, it was the thalamus that hindered her most. The cortex was damaged, but it wasn't gone.

Had they had the scan technology we have today, they may not have made that mistake.

[MHGinTN]

Were you aware that Terri received a small amount of therapy a bit over a decade ago, when Mister Pearse was her court appointed guardian, and she had progressed to the level of saying several words and expressing her preferences in clear, crisp yes and no terms? Were you aware that her husband, when he was ab;le to have judge Greer remove Pearse and place him (Michael) as guardian then commanded that no further therapy be underttaken and refused to pay for some already accomplished bu not yet paid?

We're not playing here, playing for debating points. This is a life or death issue. You obviously favor her death. That's your right in this nation, but don't expect people to exchange with you when you obviously are only playing debate-point games.

[bvw]

Well, in the afterlife, the first thing that will overwhelm you is a sudden and dread recognition that you should have valued your life very highly, no matter what it was. But litte you'll be to do about it then.