"The autopsy goes on to say that Terri's brain was 'profoundly atrophied' and only half the normal size. Fine. If that's what the experts tell us, there is no problem believing them. But what does that mean, that she was only half human, only half a person, or that she had only half the rights the rest of us have? That is a conclusion we must never accept. That is a conclusion that does not come from autopsy but from a callous disregard for human life.
"Terri did not die from atrophy of the brain. She died from atrophy of compassion. Too many people, starting with Michael, were unwilling to accept the fact that profoundly injured people require profound compassion and care. Even if the autopsy showed that Terri was ten times more damaged than she was, our moral obligation to respect and protect her life would not change at all. We don't have to pass a test to qualify for our human rights. An autopsy is a measure of physical damage, not human rights.
"The autopsy says Terri was blind. That is not the morally relevant point. The point is that we are blind -- blind too often to the fact that even the disabled and the severely injured have the same dignity and worth as the rest of us, and show forth the image and glory of God even in their brokenness."
-- Father Frank Pavone
Senator Brownback and Terri...
Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terri Schiavo, has endorsed U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., for president and criticized Mitt Romney for saying he disagreed with the government intervening in the Schiavo case. "Mitt Romney's alleged pro-life conversion evidently does not to apply to all human life," Schindler said of the former Massachusetts governor's comments during Political Connections on Bay News 9. "My family will never forget Sam Brownback's valiant efforts to save my sister's life."
Schiavo's brother remembers an ally
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