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Matt Abbott is well known in conservative Catholic circles for his writings. Here he is writing about Emilio and the Bishop for RenewAmerica...

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Readers might be familiar with the Emilio Gonzales case, currently unfolding in Austin, Tex.

Baby Emilio has "Leigh's disease, an incurable disorder that causes the breakdown of the central nervous system. Gonzales' family has been fighting with an Austin hospital over a Texas law that allows it to give them just 10 days to find another place that will provide medical care after doctors there gave up hope of treating him," according to LifeNews.com.

On April 21, 2007, "Judge Guy Herman allowed toddler Emilio Gonzales to continue receiving his life support treatment at least until May 8. This decision came on April 17, giving attorneys for the Gonzales family and the hospital more time to prepare their cases to save or end Emilio's life.

"Emilio's mother, Catarina, is still desperately trying to relocate outside of Texas. She is seeking to find a place where her 17-month-old can be treated without fear of having his life support unplugged. Under the Texas Futile Care Law, hospitals are given the authority to cease life-support treatment of patients after giving families 10 days to find alternative care. Extensions are allowed if families have leads for alternative medical support," according to CBNNews.com.

Texas Right to Life and the Alliance Defense Fund are supporting baby Emilio's mother.

But Bishop Gregory Aymond, of the Austin Catholic diocese, appears to be siding with the hospital.............................................

Priest-author comments on Emilio Gonzales case

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In this case, I pose, the disease of liberalism masks even a deeper sickness of this pro-deather...

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United States Supreme Court, get your heavy foot out of the operating room door.

You five justices who ruled on medicine and surgery related to a woman's right to privacy overstepped your arena. Your decision is the Terry Schiavo circus elevated to Circus Maximus.

People with law degrees, knowledge of stare decisis and habeas corpus, have no credentials for dictating how physicians practice medicine. Your claim of a moral interest/right is forged.

Embryo embracers who proclaim that "human life is sacred" are theologically wrong. Your belief is not biblical.

Sacred means holy, divine. Declaring humans sacred is, at minimum, arrogance. Biblically, it's idolatry. Better a graven image or golden calf. To want to be divine, like gods (Gen. 3:5, 22), is Adam's sin: Original Sin. Embryos included.

And while on the subject, partial-birth abortion is nonsense. Partial: halfway; birth: delivery. Halfway delivery abortion?

Pro-lifers, the pillars of your passion are...well....

Jack Reeves
LakeOconee@aol.com

Supreme Court Overstepped Arena On Abortion Ruling

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Father Trigilio's views make sense of a difficult situation. In a way it puts the caregiver on notice: if you are going to put a patient on a ventilator, have a plan for getting him off again. To remove it is to cause the death of the patient.

Karen Ann Quinlan's doctors refused to cross that line. They took the trouble to wean her off the ventilator. Karen Ann lived for nearly ten more years, and died of pneumonia. Judge George Greer was ignorant of this fact and because he had it wrong, drew false conclusions about Terri's wishes to live. That should have been cause for a higher court to overrule him.