Terri Schiavo's Family Continues Effort to Block Jack Kevorkian UF Speech

Life News ^ | 9/3/07 | Steven Ertelt

[wagglebee]

Gainesville, FL (LifeNews.com) -- The family of Terri Schiavo is continuing its efforts to block a speech by Jack Kevorkian scheduled for the middle of next month. The speech would be the first for the former assisted suicide crusader following his release from prison for killing a disabled man and showing the death on national television.

Kevorkian would speak to students at the University of Florida on October 11 and receive $50,000 for the talk, as long as his parole officers approve the trip.

The family of Terri Schiavo has been leading an effort to stop the speech by gathering petitions from concerned citizens so Kevorkian doesn't get a platform in their home state.

They don't want the former pathologist telling students that people with disabilities should be killed, like their sister, rather than receiving appropriate medical treatment or rehabilitative care.

Bobby Schindler, Terri's brother, told LifeNews.com, "We have collected thousands of petitions (and they are still coming in) to deliver to the Office of the President of the University of Florida."

"We're demanding the University rescind its offer to pay $50,000 for Kevorkian to address the students," he added.

"Despite the ongoing message of death spreading through our society and those, like Jack Kevorkian, who attempt to justify killing the most vulnerable among us, we are committed to fight against this death-obsessed culture and spread Terri's legacy of life, hope and love," Schindler explained.

He said there is still time for pro-life people and others worried about Kevorkian's pro-assisted suicide message to sign a petition asking the University of Florida to cancel the speech.

The petition can be found at the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation web site.

ACTION: You can also contact the University of Florida President J. Bernard Machen at 352-392-1311 or president@ufl.edu.

[wagglebee]

The final autopsy doesn’t support this. I do believe there was something seriously, horribly wrong in this incident, but there isn’t anything to support further investigation in my view.

What are you talking about? Terri was doing fine and then on March 18, 2005 she was denied food and water at the point of a gun. She lingered in this condition for thirteen days before she died as the result of involuntary dehydration and starvation.

Have you read some autopsy report that indicates Terri died of natural causes?

[Dante3]

BUMP

[8mmMauser]

After her outcry in horror after they told they were going to kill her by denying her food and water, (and they did deny even a drop!) she continued for thirteen days, a phenomenally long time before they succeeded. Recall, she was doing just dandy, her broken bones mending, and on her way to recovery about a year later when Mikey invoked his next phase.

Terri on the road to recovery before the second stage began.

[wagglebee]

Well, as has been explained on this thread, they were simply trying to not bankrupt Terri.

[Dante3]

Yes.

[Badeye]

‘And what term would you prefer, depressed or would you revert to the old standard of “worthless eater”?’

Given I explained in the post (to somebody else, btw) clearly what I meant...this conversation with you is degenerating to a point I simply see no value in continuing.

[wagglebee]

I’m simply asking what term you would use for someone who is depressed, I can see why you might not prefer the term disabled, but they are certainly not terminally ill.

[floriduh voter]

Well, Terri's brother and parents have freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Would you deny them their rights to same on battling the abomination that is euthanasia which they have dedicated their lives to instead of just sitting at home and crying over their personal loss?

Your opinions lean that way.

[floriduh voter]

Reverend James Kennedy R.I.P.

good article at worldnetdaily.com (his ministry stuck up for Terri. Not enough churches bothered to). They didn't have the truth or seek it. If the had, they would have helped her to.

[Badeye]

‘I’m simply asking what term you would use for someone who is depressed,...’

Depressed.

duh

[floriduh voter]

Jeb picked the medical examiner. He’s a Texan. The me didn’ have the capability to determine neurological findings cuz Terri’s brain shrunk from dehydration and he couldn’t perform PET scans on a corpse. He tried to play neurologist but he wasn’t one. Recall that Cyril Wecht was FORBIDDEN from attending the autopsy. Mission accomplished. Terri dead for the agenda, murky autopsy, Jeb’s people clear Michael Schiavo, the perfect crime.

[Dante3]

Prayers for the family.

[Badeye]

Well, Terri’s brother and parents have freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Would you deny them their rights to same on battling the abomination that is euthanasia which they have dedicated their lives to instead of just sitting at home and crying over their personal loss?

Nope.

[Badeye]

Badeye’s Law:

The more complicated the conspiracy, the less likely its real.

[wagglebee]

Then why did you say they should “move on”?

And I’m still at a loss as to how you can conclude that there is no connection between the “face” of the euthanasia movement (Jack Kevorkian) and the “face” of the victims of euthanasia (Terri Schiavo).

[Badeye]

And I’m still at a loss as to how you can conclude that there is no connection between the “face” of the euthanasia movement (Jack Kevorkian) and the “face” of the victims of euthanasia (Terri Schiavo).

I’m sure you are. Nothing I can do about it.

[wagglebee]

And I’m still at a loss as to how you can conclude that there is no connection between the “face” of the euthanasia movement (Jack Kevorkian) and the “face” of the victims of euthanasia (Terri Schiavo).

I’m sure you are. Nothing I can do about it.

I suppose in your mind there is no connection between Hitler and the victims of the Holocaust (since he didn't personally kill anyone) or between Margaret Sanger and the 50 million abortions in the US since 1973.

Is it your contention that nobody has responsibility for anything unless they were personally involved in the act itself?

[Badeye]

I’ve learned over the years in these forums whenever a poster becomes so ate up with the goofies they start tossing out Hilter comparisions, its time to move on.

We’re done. Ping somebody else.

[wagglebee]

And I’ve noticed that whenever the culture of death is confronted with the similarities between what they support and what Hitler did, they make a similar statement.

[8mmMauser]

I rest my case. heh.