Ralph Nader, Author Wesley Smith...Take any Legal Action Available to let Schiavo Live

http://releases.usnewswire.com ^ | 3/24/2005 | Ralph Nader, Wesley Smith

[BCrago66]

Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith, author of the award winning book "Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America" call upon the Florida Courts, Governor Jeb Bush and concerned citizens to take any legal action available to let Terri Schiavo live.

"A profound injustice is being inflicted on Terri Schiavo," Nader and Smith asserted today. "Worse, this slow death by dehydration is being imposed upon her under the color of law, in proceedings in which every benefit of the doubt-and there are many doubts in this case-has been given to her death, rather than her continued life."

Among the many injustices in this case, Nader and Smith point to the following:

The courts not only are refusing her tube feeding, but have ordered that no attempts be made to provide her water or food by mouth. Terri swallows her own saliva. Spoon feeding is not medical treatment. "This outrageous order proves that the courts are not merely permitting medical treatment to be withheld, it has ordered her to be made dead," Nader and Smith assert.

The medical and rehabilitation experts are split on whether Terri is in a persistent vegetative state or whether Terri can be improved with therapy. There is only one way to know for sure- permit the therapy. That is the only way to resolve all doubts.

The court is imposing process over justice. After the first trial in this case, much evidence has been produced that should allow for a new trial-which was the point of the hasty federal legislation. If this were a death penalty case, this evidence would demand reconsideration. Yet, an innocent disabled woman is receiving less justice.

The federal and state governments are spending billions on what we are told will become miracle medical cures for people with all sorts of degenerative conditions, including brain damage. If this is so, why not permit Terri's parents and siblings who want to care for her do so in the hope that such cures are discovered?

Benefits of doubts should be given to life, not hastened death. This case is rife with doubt. Justice demands that Terri be permitted to live.

[rdcorso]

I'm in shock that Ralph Nader actually said something that I'm in total agreement with.I can't see how the ACLU could still be able to prolong the death of convicted killers after it worked so hard to kill Terri.The people who don't already treat them like mindless idiots should begin doing so immediately.

[syriacus]

One explanation from the Left will be:Nader has obviously morphed into a "right-wing, religious zealot"

[TomasUSMC]

Can you emagine what Teddy Roosevelt would do in this case ?????????????


Can you emagine what JANET RENO would do in this case ?????????????

But then we always knew JR had cojones. I just thought Jeb had some too.

[syriacus]

I say praise God and thank you Ralph Nader for opening your eyes and heart.

Amen.

And many thanks to Wesley Smith, for trying to alert us to the growing Culture of Death for so many years.

Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America, by Wesley J. Smith
Forced Exit : The Slippery Slope from Assisted Suicide to Legalized Murder, by WESLEY J. SMITH

[syriacus]

Wesley Smith and Ralph Nader have co-authored a book on a different topic.
No Contest : Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America by RALPH NADER, WESLEY J. SMITH

Perhaps Ralph suspects some rats in the hospice and insurance businesses.