President's Statement on Terri Schiavo

The White House ^ | 3-17-2005 | George W. Bush

[BobS]

The case of Terri Schiavo raises complex issues. Yet in instances like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws, and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life. Those who live at the mercy of others deserve our special care and concern. It should be our goal as a nation to build a culture of life, where all Americans are valued, welcomed, and protected - and that culture of life must extend to individuals with disabilities.

[Trust but Verify]

Well, now you're going to be accused of approving of the method in which he was taken. Good going.

/sarcasm

[Smartass]

Reposted...Good Terri Read...

Lawless Judges

[Nowhere Man]

It's called compassion. Something those on the left are severely lacking in.

Amen, unfortunatly, there is a lack of compassion on the uber-libertarian side too. B-( Back to Muffin, I knew there was very little chance she would pull out but I ket her alive the best that I can until she would pull herself out of the funk she was in, as she did in early 2002 or God would take her. Well, God took her last July and she is back with my aunt in Heaven. She was my aunt's cat originally, a few days before she died of cancer, she ask us to take care of her and we did. BTW, love your name, "Hell Dogs" in German. I took German for 4 years in high school.

[TigersEye]

Apparently so since Congress is holding hearing committees on it and have a Bill in the Senate and one in the House, both passed and they say they are still working on it.

[MeekOneGOP]

bump! bump! bump!

[Howlin]

I've been accused of everything else tonight, why not?

[Trust but Verify]

You know, there is nothing stopping any of you who cannot abide the decision of the courts and the Florida Legislature from going and taking Terri into your custody.

[Blast_Master]

What in God's name is going on here about Terri Schaivo?! Why are there so many Forum threads on this? She's a living brain stem only, there are no higher functions... let her husband fulfill her wishes to rest in peace. If everyone thinks he is only trying to kill her off for the insurance money, then pool your cash and offer it to him as an incentive to divorce her. If he does not take it, then you know he is doing it out of his love and respect for her. She has been dead a long time now. A brain stem will let the body breathe and eliminate wastes. From what I have heard, she has no higher brain functions. This is different than someone who is in a coma and has these functions and might one day wake up....
Why is my federal government getting involved in this state matter?! This is NOT what I want out of my Republican leadership, an over extending federal grip on some nonsense about one woman on whom local courts have already judged. Calling her body and brain stem to Congress is outrageous to say the least. We have a LOT of problems I need my Republican leadership to concern themselves with, like using the Constitutional option to get judges on the bench, getting more oil, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, a whole host of matters. Terry Schaivo is not a Federal matter.... having Bush call in Federal Agents to take possession of her body is ludicrous, and if it happened the Republican party would start its downslide back into minority city. Remember, a lot of average Americans like me are Republican and we are not keen on watching a bunch of zealots with their bibles in their hands trying to make an issue out of a brain stem. Away with this issue you should put. Concentrate on more practical matters at hand if you can. Maybe a good thing can come out of this, like pushing for folks to explicitly put in writing thier wishes if they should lose their brain functions and/or become dependent on machines. I sure did after this... I don't want my body and brain stem paraded up to Congress someday or become fodder for the media. Go write spell out your wishes today or this could happen to you. And ask yourself one thing, I know if my wife had expressed a desire not to be artificially kept alive, I would do everything I could to try to fulfill her wishes... even if they were not written down.

[joesnuffy]

More Words...

Action speaks louder than words...

[Cultural Jihad]

You mean, "living laws?"

No, I mean living people have the right within the Constitutional framework to determine what kind of a society they are to live in, and to decide what they find allowable and not allowable, tolerable and intolerable.

[TigersEye]

Bottom line; the President has my blessing to send the Elian team to Judge Greer's house and a medical-rescue team to Terri's aid. Get some, George!

[Smartass]

I'll get it right yet!!!
Good Terri Read:

Lawless Judges

[Trust but Verify]

Good point.

[Howlin]

No, I mean living people have the right within the Constitutional framework to determine what kind of a society they are to live in, and to decide what they find allowable and not allowable, tolerable and intolerable.

Will of the people then?

[TigersEye]

That's true! Don't ever forget that.

[Trust but Verify]

Ouch. That's going to leave a mark. I mostly agree with you, but could never be so blunt.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Amen Tonk

I've never been so mad in my life as i am today

[TigersEye]

You're a moron.

[Cultural Jihad]

She's a living brain stem only, there are no higher functions... let her husband fulfill her wishes to rest in peace.

All hearsay on yours' or others' part. Supposedly it's also okay to smother people who are helplessly sleeping. There are no apparent higher functions, and the surviving spouses can claim it was their final wishes.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

We need to ask God for a miracle.