Posted on 03/28/2011 10:45:49 AM PDT by wagglebee
The family of Terri Schiavo, through their Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, will present a symposium on end-of-life issues before a special Mass to remember and honor the life of the disabled woman.
The mass, which will be held at Ave Maria University, a Florida-based Catholic college, will mark the anniversary of the death of the woman who rose to international attend when her husband sought and won permission from a court to take her life via a painful 13-day starvation and dehydration death.
The symposium, entitled The Erosion of Medical Ethics, will be held on March 31 and Bobby Schindler, Terri’s brother and the director of the foundation bearing her name that tries to help disabled patients and their families, will be moderating the panel and also discuss how the removal of food and water to the cognitively disabled occurs daily in our society.
“With health care rationing on the rise, it is crucial to educate our future attorneys on the moral and legal understandings as it relates to basic healthcare needs such as food and water,” he said. “In the future, these are the very men and women who will be essential to protecting the rights of the cognitively disabled, the elderly and medically dependent.”
He told LifeNews.com, “It is our hope that upon graduation they will be part of our Network of lawyers who fight for the lives of our vulnerable brothers and sisters.”
Speakers include Brother Paul O’Donnell, Dr. Mark Mostert, Kristan Hawkins and Professor Richard Myers. They will discuss Catholic Church teaching as it relates to hydration and nutrition; historical prejudice to people with disabilities; health care and its potential effects on special needs patients; and the legal aspects of the Terri Schiavo case. The symposium is open to law students and faculty of Ave Maria School of Law.
Following the symposium Ave Maria University will host the “The National Mass for Terri’s Day” at the Ave Maria Oratory, located near Naples, Florida. The International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters (“Terri’s Day”) was established in 2007 and is observed each year on March 31, the date of Terri’s death. Father Frank Pavone, the director of Priests for Life, will join again this year as the main celebrant for the event.
The purpose of this day is to foster education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the cognitively disabled, and advocacy for people in situations similar to what Terri and her family faced. 40 Days for Life, a community-based campaign that over a period of 40 days attempts to transform individuals and communities to recognize the value and dignity of human life, will be observing “Terri’s Day” with prayer along with countless others who will be remembering Terri on this day.
The family is also sponsoring a fundraising concert in Ohio in June featuring the Beach Boys.
So another words you have supposed “FRiends” who talk behind another FREEPERS back. Wow. You must be so proud. How sad for you. What a shame and that is precisely why you are NOT a conservative. See I say it to your face. I don’t cower behind the wall of FREEP MAIL. That is low and not surprising.
Are you three really that childish to talk about me behind my back. If you have something to say please be an adult and say it to me directly. This is not high school. Such immature actions and actually disappointing. Of course we have all kinds here at Free Republic. Conservatives are for small national debts, but you three obviously are not for that. It is our grandchildren who will suffer not us. Of course you don’t care. That is ashame. That should be plenty of ammo for you to have a fun night of FREEP MAIL tonight behind my back. Have fun!!!!! Do your parents know that you are on the computer in your basements????? I say that because your behavior proves that you are immature and dirty.
Case in point: for-profit hospices.
Usually it’s strangers. You aren’t liked. Or trusted.
Grow up. I told you to your face that posters think you’re a troll. And it’s NOT the first time you’ve been told that. Your outrage is convenient as it obscures your UNconservative opinions.
Where have I EVER indicated that I had discussed you via FReepmail?
Nevertheless, I am fascinated, though disgusted, by your theory that supporting death panels is a conservative position, while discussing someone in a FReepmail means someone isn't conservative.
If you have something to say please be an adult and say it to me directly.
I thought I made my disgust for your promotion of death panels very clear; however, if you can think of a way to be even more direct feel free to let me know.
Conservatives are for small national debts, but you three obviously are not for that.
LIBERTARIANS are for low government spending and nothing else; however, there is far more to conservatism than just that.
Again, where have I EVER supported deficit spending?
It is our grandchildren who will suffer not us.
If the culture of death, which you seem to support, has it's way there won't be anyone left to suffer.
Of course you don’t care. That is ashame. That should be plenty of ammo for you to have a fun night of FREEP MAIL tonight behind my back. Have fun!!!!! Do your parents know that you are on the computer in your basements????? I say that because your behavior proves that you are immature and dirty.
It's quite telling that ad hominems always start whenever a troll is cornered.
You were included. I directed my comment to you. You sound like Obama. If you think like that then maybe you support abortion too? What about the uninsured mother’s? The baby’s without fathers? Someone’s going to pay for them. Should we just abort them so that it won’t cost you anything?
Usually it’s strangers. You aren’t liked. Or trusted.
Usually? Since you put your buddies in the to line I guess they are guilty too. I am liked by plenty of FREEPERS so you three not liking me does not break my heart at all. I am an adult who has a beautiful family, a great job serving my country, belief in God, so the fact that you don’t like me (considering you don’t know me) is really sad on your parts but that is part of life. I don’t expect 100 percent of people to like me. Some folks just aren’t going to like me and apparently you three don’t. I don’t wish you any negativity at all and someday maybe you might feel differently but maybe not. I wish you will in all you do but I am not going to be upset over this especially since you were adult enough to tell me and not using your secret FREEP MAIL to trash talk me. Just remember that we are adults and not in high school.
I don’t Freepmail any of the other two. Dude, you said that I wasn’t a conservative because I didn’t support your stance that people without insurance should just die already. Don’t shoot if you have no bullets.
Now that’s funny as everytime I talk to you I get freepmails that you’re a troll. And I agree.
That is my proof. You said it I didn’t. There was no reason to bother with that at all. Death Panels....you are twisted. I did not mention those. You need to clear your lies in front of God. I pray for you.
Now you’re really going to be angry, because I FReepmailed that you’re paranoid too.
Cornered? You completely LIED about me and I am cornered. Forget it. I gave you a nice post and you are completely nasty. I said nothing about death panels you LIAR!!!!!!!!
No. Not at all because your tell me. I am cool with this. If you folks don’t like me. I guess I have to deal with it. I don’t hate anyone. Sorry that you feel that way.
Yup. People that I've never spoken to freepmailed me. Only two were someone I had actually spoken to before.
since you were adult enough to tell me and not using your secret FREEP MAIL to trash talk me.
Blown WAY out of proportion but have fun! You're on a roll! Totally obscured that you support death for the indigent and Obamas death panels. Oh....wait. It didn't.
Post 31 should say “Yup. I laughed”. It showed in “Preview” but not the post. Weird.
Sorry you feel that way. I have a retirement to plan. Sorry I am such a disappointment to you. I did not try to make you hate me but that is how you feel. Have a great day.
Yeah, I was just kidding.
You did accuse wagglebee of FReepmailing behind your back, but he didn’t.
He said he received mail, not that he sent any.
That’s all.
I have gotten myself worked up tonight. lol. I guess some people truly hate me.
In Post 30 you attributed to wagglebee my Post 20.
And in Post 31 you attributed wagglebee's Post 26 to me.
I can only address my statements. Focus here. Ok?
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