11th Circuit Court Rejects Schiavo Appeal

ABC ^ | Mar 30, 2005 | RON WORD Associated Press Writer

[GLDNGUN]

This decision by the Robes has ensured the American people that government does NOT have the right to interfere with personal family business, and end of life decisions.

You mean like not interfering with a man killing his wife who can't speak for herself?

And I take comfort in that.

Yes, the government won't "interfere" with someone killing you before you are born, and they won't "interfere" with someone killing you when you become disabled. Yes, how comforting.

[Lunatic Fringe]

There's a BIG difference between taking someone off of life support (eg: respirator when they are in a coma) and starving them to death - especially when the person is not at immediate risk of dying a natural death.

Again, being disconnected from a feeding tube happens every day in this country. Terri's case was only unique in that people rallied around her based on unsubstantiated accusations towards her husband.

[Truthsearcher]

"On the other hand, if you say "well, they can because I believe they have done everything they can short of breaking the law", then you getting upset with me and others for simply agreeing with them. Is it permissible in your mind for me to even agree with people who have done EVERYTHING short of breaking the law that Jeb SHOULD intervene???"

The question is what are you agreeing with. If the issue is agreeing that Jeb could have done more, that you wished he would have done more? Sure, you can do that, in fact I would say that I feel the exact same way.

The problem I have is the people who say Jeb is somehow morally contemptible because he didn't do more, and some have even said that he's as morally culpable as Greer. That is taking it too far.