This thread by Tlaloc is about the Schindler reaction.
Thanks to MizSterious for the ping. Here is a part:
Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri's sister, adds, "If the media took the time to research Terri's case, perhaps they would understand that she was simply a woman living with a disability, just like the 50 million persons living with a disability in our country today, and was in need of only love and compassion. The media's continuing quest to somehow justify her death is offensive to her memory and even more offensive to the tens of thousands of people who live with cognitive disabilities similar to Terri's."
"Terri was a daughter, a sister and a friend who was loved by many who feel the pain of her loss every single day. She was guilty only of having a brain injury and being dependent on others for her care. Sadly, in today's culture, this was not enough to save her from being killed," said Vitadamo. "My sister fell victim to an ever-growing and dangerous 'quality of life' standard used to decide whether one should live or die."
Terri Schiavo Was Not Brain Dead
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Terri Schiavo was only 26 when a brief lack of oxygen left her severely brain-damaged for 15 years while her husband and family fought over whether or not to continue her artificial nutrition. At the age of 21, Karen Ann Quinlan fell unconscious after coming home from a party and lapsed into a coma with irreversible brain damage and no hope of recovery. The hospital refused to remove her from her ventilator, even with her parents’ insistence that continuing her life artificially contrasted with Karen’s religious beliefs. Only after taking the case to the Supreme Court were the Quinlans able to remove Karen from artificial respiration.
These young women had no health care proxy to speak for them. In the eyes of the courts, not even their own families could speak for them. If the worst is to happen, who will speak for you?
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