So then, using that logic, why get married? "For better or WORSE was in my vows, until DEATH do us part." Not, "my family, will take me off of your hands if I am incapacitated, etc."
Michael may very well be a scumbag, probably is, but he is the NOK and when you start to tamper with that, other things WILL follow. Where do you draw the line THEN?
For better or WORSE was in my vows, until DEATH do us part."
Your words on earlier post. Michael did not live by. He should no longer be considered the husband.
The debate over divorce versus til-death-do-us-part is a very long one and cannot be rehashed here. Suffice it to say Michael Schiavo has wanted out for a long time now (at least 7 years ?) and he has no legal means to do so. The legal fact that he is tied to her is causing him to act in ways that the rest of us don't like - any way to get out is what he seems to be doing. So why not allow him that choice - it seems the most common-sense thing to do.
In earlier days, husbands/wives didn't have to face these choices because the technology was not available to keep someone alive for so long. Not everyone is meant to be a saint or a martyr, so let him out, I say, and turn her back over to her parents. Legally.
That's funny, because we Orthodox Christians don't take these types of vows, that is a listed set of vows.
Terri's parents have tried from the beginning to gain legal custody of Terry since the beginning on professional opinion that Terris could be receiving better care. Michael has refused continually to release custody of her using these 'husband rigts' claims.
He wants to marry his lover and mother of his children in the Catholic church as he considers himself a devout practicing catholic (whatever that is worth at this point). He knows that the church will not recognize his marriage if he divorces or relinquishes custody.
Personally, I think his mother should be spanked for raising such a #######
I suspect it is doing far more damage to our rule of law when we accept something so clearly not in the best interests of a fellow human being because the letter of the law was followed. I personally don't worship the legal system as so many seem to. If the laws and judges overstep the bounds of humanity there should be some redress. It appears there is not. Terri will die, I have no doubt, but the public, with luck, will awaken.
Saying that her husband has total authority over her life and death sounds far more like what we might encounter in a country where we are considered infidels. It is not a very American value, regardless of what Judge Greer thinks.
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