From National Review Online:
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Lopez: Does Fred Thompson have a Terri Schiavo problem? He’s said he opposed congressional invention to save her life.
St. Martin: Fred Thompson has stated that he believes decisions about a patient's life saving care should be made by the patient or their family. But he has also made clear that when the patient wants treatment, or in cases where the patient's wishes are unknown, their families want life-sustaining treatment, that it should be provided. In cases where the family is divided, he believes the benefit of the doubt should be given to life. It should be noted that Terri would be alive today if the division in the family had been decided in favor of life as Fred Thompson favors.
Is Fred the Life of the Party?
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From MSNBC:
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From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum and Andy Merten
Several issues could have stood in the way of the National Right to Life Committee endorsement Thompson received today: his refusal to agree with the 2004 Republican Party platform on abortion, his opinion on the Terri Schiavo case, and his vote on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform. But Executive Director David O'Steen said today that those issues did not compare to his overall pro-life view.
More on Fred's Natl Right to Life nod
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