[Mr. Silverback]

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[Mr. Silverback]

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[Mr. Silverback]

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[Raycpa]

The day we need an essay on "why its wrong to starve someone to death" is the day this country has lost its moral compass.

[MACVSOG68]

Many commentators are suggesting that the legal fiasco surrounding Terri was foisted on us by Christian zealots. This view is totally untrue

Mr. Colson is correct, the legal fiasco was not foisted on us by Christian zealots, but the legal process was certainly the victim of a hijacking attempt by some of them.

[harpo11]

"Fifth, advocates of killing Terri claim that she was unaware of her situation and thus incapable of suffering. If that’s true, Johnson argues, then her death cannot be justified as “relieving suffering.”

I read that Terri's miserly husband refused to give her dental care or that her teeth be cleaned daily resulting in her having to have 5 decayed teeth removed.

I wonder if the oral surgeon gave Terri a sedative, novocaine, or general anesthesia to remove her teeth?

Or, because they thought she was pvs, removed the teeth without pain medication?

It would be interesting to find out what they did and if it would contradict Schiavo attorney, death loving Felos.

[Irene Adler]

As I write this, my mother-in-law is dying in a hospital of a failing heart and kidneys. Her left foot is septic, and she was told she needed amputation to extend her life for some unknown period of time, but her organs are failing in any case.

She was lucid this morning and discussed the subject with her son, my husband, and her doctor. Her choice is no amputation and sooner death from sepsis rather than later death from heart/kidney failure. Her choice was clear (she already had executed a living will, in any case). There is NO DOUBT at ALL about her clear wishes, and her wishes will be followed. For those who might be concerned about this, she is receiving very effective pain meds.

Terri's case was completely different. She was in no way dying, and her wishes were very unclear with a husband with a huge conflict of interest claiming her wish to die and friends and family claiming otherwise. Terri did not fit any humane model for withholding basic care such as hydration and nutrition. As a matter of fact, my husband is insisting that his mom be kept hydrated till she dies.

I post this to show the clear difference between an appropriate approach to these life-and-death decisions and a horrific one.

[Ohioan from Florida]

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[trisham]

Thank you, Terri, for awakening us to the duty before us: defending human dignity and the sanctity of all human life.

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Amen. I hope some good comes of this tragedy, in the form of laws that will protect others from experiencing what Terri did. I also hope and pray that some day those who can't now understand the cruelty and callousness of what was done, will be able to finally comprehend it.

[Saundra Duffy]

Thank you for posting this. Right on.

[pc93]

Tell the Media to report the REAL Schiavo polls!

http://capwiz.com/sicminc/issues/alert/?alertid=7351686&type=ME

My account, etc. of Terri Schindler's Funeral Mass:

http://tekgnosis.typepad.com