Posted on 03/23/2005 2:19:08 PM PST by ambrose
Can you accept that there is distortion on both sides?
My opinion is that come the next round of elections this issue will have been forgotten by most people.
WHo ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?
I'm curious--do you have any background with reading CT scans? I've seen the CT scan of Terri's brain, and while I can tell there's a big blank spot in the middle, I would never presume that I have the background or knowledge to say what that means.
It bothers me a great deal that Americans on both sides of the issue feel they can make independent judgments on Terri's state. Whether they judge based on a heavily-redacted videotape put out by Terri's Mom, or based on what Michael Schiavo says, it doesn't matter. The Good Lord made doctors for a reason and there is a tremendous amount of material out there, much of it sworn testimony, that is better than anything I can come up with.
I would hate to have any of our armchair neurosurgeons here diagnosing me in case I had an illness.
We will never know whehther Terri said that or not. Are you married? Do you share things with your spouse that you don't share with your parents and siblings. We don't have living wills (yet), but we are both fully aware of what our spouse wants done.
Are your prepared for a court to order your execution by starvation based on someone's hearsay testimony for supposedly being a vegetable?
If you think for a second that what is happening is a GOOD thing, I would like for you to explain HOW it's good and honorable based of the circumstances of this case.
I'm on your side here.
The strongest evidence is what is in the rehabilation records. Michael controls them.
You're Welcome. When I see a picture or video of Terri, I see a human being who is very much alive. Saddened by this case, depriving one of nutrition (food and water) is so very, very cruel
I. however am not prepared to see the law turned upside down over one tragic case.
This is so scary these judges are walking among us,ready to dispense with people as they wish.
I guess somebody should have pulled the plug on Hawking way before he even got his PhD or thought about evaporating black holes, the big bang, and all that rot.
"I have had motor neurone disease for practically all my adult life. Yet it has not prevented me from having a very attractive family, and being successful in my work. This is thanks to the help I have received from Jane, my children, and a large number of other people and organisations. I have been lucky, that my condition has progressed more slowly than is often the case. But it shows that one need not lose hope. "
Stephen Hawking
Hawking has 3 children and a grandchild. He did not marry until after he was diagnosed with ALS. He didn't even meet his wife until about the time he was diagnosed.
I wonder if 10 years ago, Terri could have learned to work a voice synthesizer like his. It only requires him to move his eyes and/or press a single switch in his hand. If she could, I wonder what she'd say?
Name the law that the courts are basing their decision on not to reinstate the feeding tube?
Yup. I'm trying very hard to steer clear of them this week. Bomb throwers.
I guess what I'm saying is that unlike many people, I'm not willing to let the ends justify the means.
Not allowed by her nominal husband and the Judge.
READ IT AND WEEP [K. J. Lopez]
A doctor who has seen Terri Schiavo says she's aware of what's going on, feels pain. This is painful.
Thanks for that link. Very interesting. A Doctor who has evaluated Terri has reflected upon his diagnosis and decided that PVS does not describe Terri's condition.
You're welcome. An eye-opening affidavit, to say the least. It should give genuine pause to those who've supported the tube removal on the basis of the PVS diagnosis.
Thank You for posting the link.
Yes. What I have trouble accepting is the fact that this is being portrayed as a "right to die" scenario (whatever that means), but Ms. Schiavo wasn't dying. Not even in the beginning of this whole ugly mess.
To err on the side of life is infinitely more likely to stand up under God's judgement than assuming something not really proven. It's like abortion in the "first trimester" (or second or third...). When I've asked pro-abortion women how they determine the exact moment that the first ends and the second begins, their response is shakey and evasive. So how do you determine exactly when an act's consequences become certain?
Besides, Bastardo Schiavo (sorry) has refused divorce, a million dollars and other "outs" to simply turn Terry over to the people who love her without limit. In the United States, we take care of our helpless. We don't toss them in the trash heap - especially when someone is stepping up to the plate to take complete responsibility.
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