After Defeats Schiavo Parents Tell Supporters Go Home

AP - Yahoo ^ | March 26, 2005 | Jane Sutton

[EveningStar]

Bob and Mary Schindler, both practicing Catholics, urged dozens of supporters gathered outside the Florida hospice where Schiavo is being cared for to go home for Easter.

"The family would request that everyone go home, be with your children, hold them close and share every moment you have with them," said Brother Paul O'Donnell, a Franciscan monk who is a spiritual adviser to the Schindlers.

It was not clear if the Schindlers had finally abandoned all legal avenues in their fight to restart their 41-year-old daughter's feeding, a cause that embroiled the Florida legislature, the U.S. Congress and President Bush.

[Arthur McGowan]

I have never criticized the Bushes for anything they did to save Terri. I criticize them for what they did not do.

[beckysueb]

AP News is reporting that the husband has denied Terri communion on Easter.

They don't want a priest or anyone to see what she looks like. This is really bad.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Many states have law that if patient dies in medical facility. But I do hope they have an autopy, because it may answer many questions and perhaps initiate criminal proceedings. Shiavo wants to cremate here which of course eliminates any evidence from possible previous domestic abuse.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Bt he doesn't have the power to actually indict. THAT was what you were replying to - a call for congress to indict a judge for first degree murder, to which you replied it was up to the Chief Executives.

Nice try, though.

[tomahawk]

FL Supreme Court Basis: He's a judge who's executing someone who doesn't deserve to live, so we're going to affirm him.

[FairOpinion]

But Greer didn't question why Michael only remembered that Terri wouldn't want to live "like this" seven years after she collapsed, AFTER he got a $1M malpractice award, based on Terri lifing out a normal life span.

[Deo volente]

So, on a mere technicality, a swamp judge in Florida allows an innocent woman to dehydrate and starve to a hideous death.

That about sums it up, in my opinion.

Governor Bush, WHERE ARE YOU??????????

[freecopper01]

Jesus walked in fire with three others in the old testament.

Some things are worth getting flamed over, yes?

By the way, you are correct in your stand.

[tomahawk]

I wasn't suggesting Congress should indict, they can only investigate.

I'm referring to the U.S. Justice Department indicting the murderer Greer for violating her federal civil rights, and the Florida state prosecutors for premeditated murder.

[MTOrlando]

Nice try, though.

What part of "supreme executive" don't you understand? Ultimately the burden would fall on him, as the judiciary would undoubtedly fight back against any attempt at prosecution. Prosecutors are part of the Executive Branch, remember?

[AndrewC]

The Concentration Camps

Emily Hobhouse tells the story of the young Lizzie van Zyl who died in the Bloemfontein concentration camp: "She was a frail, weak little child in desperate need of good care. Yet, because her mother was one of the 'undesirables' due to the fact that her father neither surrendered nor betrayed his people, Lizzie was placed on the lowest rations and so perished with hunger that, after a month in the camp, she was transferred to the new small hospital. Here she was treated harshly. The English disposed doctor and his nurses did not understand her language and, as she could not speak English, labelled her an idiot although she was mentally fit and normal. One day she dejectedly started calling:

LIZZIE VAN ZYL

Mother! Mother! I want to go to my mother! One Mrs Botha walked over to her to console her. She was just telling the child that she would soon see her mother again, when she was brusquely interrupted by one of the nurses who told her not to interfere with the child as she was a nuisance." Shortly afterwards, Lizzie van Zyl died.

[FairOpinion]

"They don't want a priest or anyone to see what she looks like."

This is exactly the reason.

For all we know, even in this condition, Terri is responsive, and of course one look at her can tell anyone that she is suffering an agonizing torture.

[ALWAYSWELDING]

Darkness has been coming over America for a long time coming. God, in his sovereignty, has chosen to spare us up to this point.

Look, there are countries far more evil than America. America has so much more "right" about it. However, so did Old Testament Israel. God still put them in slavery for hundreds of years more than once. To whom much is given, much is expected. Other evil 3rd world countries who kill their unborn children or even the mentally handicapped are almost expected to perform such barbaric acts, but a country where you can hear the Gospel within a few miles from anywhere, the poorest among us have cars and televisions, we eat to fill out our tastes not just our stomachs, and we elect whomever we want to positions of authority, among other things, we will be judged more strictly. God will not put up with our evil acts with all the blessings he has given us. Our blessings in such a situation are just curses for us. They will seal our judgment as a nation.

Pray God has more patience with us, and merciful pity too.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"Tom DeLay on CNN was comparing the "debate" over Terri to his own legal troubles in Austin. He felt persecuted too! Imagine that. <<<

Sorry, but that's sick and DeLay is getting more shameless by the day. He isn't being starved to death with most of his brain shot. He's in ethics hot water because he can't seem to help associating with various forms of operative scum toting much gambling money"

Man that truly is sick. Talk about an egocentric remark; and how careless. I guess he didn't get a dose of that "compassionate conservatism". And yesterday I got an "Update" from that running for president Bill Frist who in effect made light of Terri's plight and was already resigned to her loss. Their respect among folks like me ( I consider myself to be a religious right conservative) has got to be taking one huge hit. They are classless.

[tomahawk]

Judge Greer didn't allow her to starve and dehydrate to death, her ordered her to starve and dehydrate to death, realizing full well that she is conscious and that the predicate to kill her (being in PVS) does not exist.

It's cold-blooded murder.

[Texas Deb]

Thanks for posting - that does lay that myth of a peaceful lovely death by dehydration to rest.

[Alissa]

Mrs. Schiavo was given communion just prior to removal of the tube.

The Schindlers has requested communion for Terri on Easter day - this is the communion MS turned down.

[presently no screen name]

Thanks. It was my present to you. :)
Now I would like to formally wish you a Very Happy Birthday and your best year yet!!

Also, a Happy Easter to you. We have plenty to rejoice about but right now we, or rather I can't see it.

[MTOrlando]

I wasn't suggesting Congress should indict, they can only investigate.

How will they do that, when the subject of their investigation has demonstrated his power to QUASH their subpoenas?

[Soul Seeker]

Terri's family has more grace, compassion, and understanding than many of the people purporting to speak for them. Ironically if they blasted the Prez or Gov. I'd understand, since in grief that is natural. The others here not intimately connected to terri have no excuse for their condemnation. They do so because they childishly cannot accept sometimes bad things happen, and they foolishly want to destroy those that stand for the Culture of Life in their need for a scapegoat.