[8mmMauser]

A year ago today, Terri was nearing the end. The following post shows what she went through and I do caution anyone upset, more than angry, at the disturbing horrors faced by one being dehydrated. Contrast this to the Felos euphoria of dying. So powerful were the tender cruelties of the murderers that not a drop of liquid could touch Terri's lips. Monsignor was blocked from even placing a drop of wine from Communion on her lips.

Helen Valois for RenewAmerica published this today.

When one reads stories about Terri Schindler-Schiavo, one often encounters a timeline which places her on a continuum with Karen Ann Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan. It is difficult, however, to understand why these cases are thought to be related. Quinlan's parents removed a respirator, not a feeding tube, from their daughter. "When asked if he also wanted her intravenous feeding ended, her father said, 'Oh, no, this is her nourishment!'" according to Nat Henthoff [1]. In Nancy Cruzan's case, it was her own parents who, unlike the Schindlers, fought to kill their daughter. Instructively, Joe Cruzan, Nancy's father, also killed himself shortly thereafter. So as we ponder the meaning of Terri's execution-by-court-order this week, why not situate it in the context of precedents that are more pertinent?

A recent history of starvation/dehydration

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(this includes Ohioan from Florida's ping list, update to 3/27.)



Terri after the attack and before bioethicking.

[8mmMauser]

We're getting to them! The death lovers are squealing, saddened that Terri is not forgotten, that Terri's Legacy grows instead.

News Hounds... We watch FOX so you don't have to.

Fox Attempting to Revive Controversy on Schiavo Anniversary

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[syriacus]

In Nancy Cruzan's case, it was her own parents who, unlike the Schindlers, fought to kill their daughter

It's instructive to mention this quote about Nancy Cruzan's killing...

"[Nancy Cruzan, three days before her death from starvation] turned and looked at me and stared at me with a panicky look, sweating profusely, and the thought I had was, she was thinking, ‘Oh, here’s a policeman, he’ll help me.’ But we weren’t allowed to do that,"...Doug Seneker (who was "guarding" the dying woman)

I wonder if Nancy's father saw the same look on Nancy's face.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

As I was about to shut off the car to go into work, I believe I heard that Michael Schaivo is going to be on the John Gambling show on WABC radio New York today. He is going to be doing an interview and discussing his book. The show starts at 10:00 a.m.

http://www.wabcradio.com/default.asp

You can listen live if you have a real one player.

[Ohioan from Florida]

From the article, which is excellent I might add:

And when someone tells you not to worry any more about what happened to Terri, that what's done is done and we can all turn our attention to more recent news events, realize that they are echoing the sentiments of one Father John Paris, a medical ethicist from Holy Cross College who served as a witness for Patricia Brophy. "Some people," he is said to have commented sardonically in reference to the imminent slaying of her incapacitated husband, "are getting very, very excited about starving someone to death."

As a Catholic, I am getting pretty tired of hearing about all these supposedly Catholic priests and bishops who seem not to understand the very basics of our Faith. We must continue to pray for the Church.

[floriduh voter]

Hi. Today's errand day. This will be my only post but I'm lurking. Terri's Freepers are the greatest!

[Sun]

"So powerful were the tender cruelties of the murderers that not a drop of liquid could touch Terri's lips. Monsignor was blocked from even placing a drop of wine from Communion on her lips."

This is demonic!!

It seems that I remember - maybe a week or so before Terri's passing, she was allowed Holy Communion on one day, and she had renewed energy that day, and when her friends came, and talked about how they would go dancing, Terri raised her hands, as to demonstrate/gesture dancing. I wish I saved the link where I read this in my personal files.

Does anyone else remember this?