Elian Gonzales' father's rights trumped Elian's right to liberty and Micheal Schiavo's rights as a husband trumps his wife's right to life. Or so the left says. IOWs men may treat their women and children as property. The Dems are doing really well on civil rights issues these days. They are moving wayyyyy back to try to recapture traditional values as their issue. Maybe Robert Byrd will be able to put his sheets back on soon.
In terms of inalienable rights I consider the right to life to be the most basic, the most fundamental, without life you can't very well exercise any other right. Yet the argument seems to be that spousal rights trump it. Spousal rights are being trumpeted as an absolute that even the other spouse's right to life must bow to. Sounds like wife as chattel to me.
Is that what you are defending? That the weaker spouse is property? I bet that doesn't bode well for you.
Defending?
I'm trying to pint out that the problem is with the law, not with the legal system.
You're all so hell bent on wallowing in hyperbole that you are unable to see or think clearly at this point.