Posted on 03/07/2005 12:06:35 PM PST by amdgmary
Vatican, Mar. 07 (CWNews.com) - With a deadline looming for the removal of food and water from a brain-damaged Florida woman, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has asked: "How can anyone who claims to speak of the promotion and protection of rights-- of human life-- remain silent?"
Cardinal Renato Martino (bio - news) observed, in a March 7 public statement, that if feeding tubes are removed from Terri Schiavo, "She will die a horrible and cruel death." With a court-ordered date for the removal of those tubes quickly approaching, the cardinal asked: "How then have we come to this point?"
The state of Florida has laws barring cruel treatment of household pet, Cardinal Martino observed. Yet Terri Schiavo is being denied the same protection of law. "She will have excessive suffering and pain inflicted upon her, which will lead to her cruel death," the Italian prelate said.
The statement by Cardinal Martino was the Italian prelate's second public plea for Terri Schiavo in less than a week.
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Wonderful!!!!! Cardinal Martino speaks out a second time!!!!!! The CHEERS for Terri are deafening!
Call FL House Represenatives today asking them to support HB 701 What you can say: "If lawmakers are going to call food and water medical treatment, I want the power to make my own medical decisions and informed consent is the only way." Please support thereby helping to pass HB 701
Florida House of Representatives 850-488-6026 and 850-488-5000
To get the names of representatives:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/legislators.aspx
Call FL Senators today to ask them to support SB 2128 What you can say: "If lawmakers are going to call food and water medical treatment, I want the power to make my own medical decisions and informed consent is the only way." Please support thereby helping to pass SB 2128
Senate President Tom Lee
1-800-560-4403
Florida Senate
1-800-342-1827
To get the names of the senators:
http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Member%20Pages&Submenu=1&Tab=legislators
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