Schiavo father: 'Down to her last hours'

CNN ^ | March 25, 2005

[gooleyman]

...right?

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DEAD WRONG!!! Mr. Schiavo initiated the action in the courts to starve her. Mr. Schiavo continued the action in the courts over the objections and pleas of her parents and siblings. Mr. Schiavo could have stopped this with a simple decision at any point along the way over the past how-ever-many years it has been in the courts. So no, he bears ALL the blame. Judge Greer could not have legally over-ridden Mr. Schiavo's change of heart. If it were my little girl, Mr. Schiavo would bear ALL the consequences as soon as possible after her death. Actually if it were my little girl, he would have suffered them long ago. I would have served way over half my sentence by now.

[Petronski]

hyperbolye - not even the same thing.

I know you want to define Terri down, below personhood, so you can sleep better at night, but she is a disabled person. Through denial of therapy and proper care she is severely disabled, but nonetheless, she is disabled.

[Destro]

Well the Florida law the Judge was bound was never written to take into account that the proxy (in this case the husband) might be an ass. The Republicans pushed the marriage is sacred thing and created a situation where the spouse becomes dictator. That is part the real hypocrisy in this - especially the part where the Repubs violated the State's rights they always championed. That is why they are going after the courts/judicial activism angle because the fault in this is with the Repubs who wrote these laws. I never knew the Texas law on this signed by then Gov Bush was even more harsh - and even allowing plugs to be pulled if the next of kin wanted them in based on the ability to pay. That is disgusting to me in a way. That is why the Repubs leadership bailed like rats on a sinking ship. Especially after they cut Medicaid and malpractice (how Terri was able to survive this long) - and made bankruptcy harder ensuring even more plugs will be pulled in the future.

And wait till the left throw the culture of life back at us - culture of life? Why cut Medicaid health care (Terri was using)? Why make bankruptcy harder (most cases are due to medial bills), My make malpractice cases harder (Terri would probably not have won her case under new Repup rules), you are against abortion but make no provisions for infant health care, etc. This has opened up a socialist nanny state nightmare I can not see Social Conservatives able to fight off unless they one up the Dems.

Wait for the next proposal - national health insurance from conception till the age of 18 - How will Social Conservatives rise against that proposal? Pro fetus - anti-child care?

[bdeaner]

Ok, missed the irony there.