Cover of the book by Terri's family. The book will be available for sale on March 27th.
Posted on 02/01/2006 7:29:10 AM PST by Ohioan from Florida
In the court (and courts) of life and death, a little 11-year-old Massachusetts girl named Haleigh Poutre could be the next Terri Schiavo. For those who have not heard the tragic story, Haleigh was beaten nearly to death last September, allegedly by her adoptive mother and stepfather. The beating left her unconscious and barely clinging to life.
Within a week or so of the beating, her doctors had written her off. They apparently told Haleigh's court-appointed guardian, Harry Spence, that she was "virtually brain dead." Even though he had never visited her, Spence quickly went to court seeking permission to remove her respirator and feeding tube. The court agreed, a decision affirmed recently by the supreme court of Massachusetts.
And so, no doubt with the best of intentions, a little girl who had already suffered so much was stripped by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of even the chance to fight to stay alive. If she didn't stop breathing when the respirator was removed, which doctors expected, she would slowly dehydrate to death.
Close Call
Then came the unexpected:
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
On March 27, a year to the week after Schiavo's death, the publisher, Dutton, plans a nationwide release of a book by Michael Schiavo, her husband. The next day, Warner Books plans to release a book her mother, father, sister and brother.
[David] Gibbs said he knows the Schindlers "would like to communicate the profound respect and love they had for their daughter and sister Terri and...how terribly wrong it is to dehydrate and kill people as was done to Terri. In a sense, through their pain, they're hoping that no other family lives through the nightmare they endured."
A blurb on the cover of Michael Schiavo's book, which was written with author Michael Hirsh and is called Terri: The Truth, gives a hint of its tone:
"A religious zealot offered $250,000 to anyone who would kill me. My two babies were threatened with death. I was condemned by the president, the majority leaders of the House and Senate, the governor of Florida, the pope, and the right-wing media, all because I was doing what Terri - the woman I loved - wanted. I didn't respond to their attacks. I didn't confront their lies. Until now..."
That's a hideous thing to say, especially from one who claims to be pro-life.
No, they weren't. But your wife was. You did the threatening yourself. And you killed her.
No you weren't. They said what you were doing was wrong, or they asked you to reconsider, or they prayed for you. That's not the same thing at all.
I have more respect for someone who blows another away with a shotgun than someone who tries to dress up the act and ekes pleasure out of the subtle cruelties of "happy" death like the Murder at Woodside and all the euphemisms surrounding it.
8mm still expressed respect for a murderer. That should perturb any rational person.
Hey, but it's still about Terri, right? Michael can't seem to stop talking about I, I, I.
"I kept my promise." Yeah, Michael, we know.
Any rational person could understand the gist of what he was saying, and respect for a murderer wasn't it.
Pardon my amusement over your illogical comment.
You're pardoned.
BTW, Wendy Murphy stated last night that Haleigh is showing signs of improvement.
trying to get rid of the evidence that they screwed up bigtime.. just like Mikey.
Thank you for your personal account. I thought it was a tragic accident for quite a while. My oldest daughter was quite a fan of Princess Diana(K was stil in HS at the time and you know about princesses and fairy tales-oy vey), and after the funeral, I just banned the subject. Everytime she started crying, I couldn't help starting up again. Our eyes were darn near swollen shut by the time the funeral was done.
No. Professional chauffers who are in charge of delivering dignitaries to a destination, are well scrutinized. Don't forget that Henri Paul wasn't scheduled to drive the Princess. It was a last minute switch, according to records.
That must have been the ultimate bummer of a vacation : (
Well hell, what does starvation do to vital organs? One would think they would desicate and be completely useless! How about the victims of car wrecks? What shape are their organs in???
Q. You are going to be murdered. (Don't argue, this is just a poll question.) Do you prefer to be killed by:
a) [___] A shotgun blast. You'll be gone so fast you won't feel pain. Your killer will probably be caught and punished.
b) [___] A slow agonizing dehydration death by a sadistic torturer who hates you, takes delight in your agony, takes pleasure in denying you any kindness or any relief of your pain, who steals your money, and who covers up his hideous crime with liberal twaddle-talk and lies to make it sound as if he were doing you a huge favor, and who -- you realize -- will get away with it.
Question 2. Would you rather kiss:
a) [___] Janet Reno's face
b) [___] A dog's rear end
c) [___] Cannot tell the difference
Oh, now, stop bringing real life into the middle of a good spoof :-) Auto wreck victims -- especially motorcyclists with massive head injuries -- are a prime source of organs for transplant.
Q1. a
Q2. c
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