You are good at putting words in my mouth, and perhaps even thoughts in my head that aren't there.
If the family, or anyone else for that matter, wants to keep her in the parlor, or anywhere else for that matter, and care for her, or hire someone to care for her, go ahead and do it. Just don't force others to pay for it.
Now you have adopted the posture that because Lauren had a drug problem she no longer deserves to live.
You said I should read the article, so I did. I came accross the heroin part.
More words put in my mouth from you, a drug problem doesn't deserve death.
However, if nearly killing your own unborn child in the way this woman did doesn't deserve the death benefit, I invite you to tell everyone reading this thread just what criminal act does.
I am having a hard time believing that you are not part of the culture of death.
Believe what you want about me.
One thing is explicitly clear, whoever chose this case was out to lunch. Defending a would be child killer is foolish.
You deny being a part of the culture of death and claim that I am putting words into your mouth, yet three weeks ago you accused pro-life groups of being no different than Code Pink and the Chicoms in Tiananmen Square for daring to protest a liberal politician’s lifelong pro-abortion positions.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953107/posts?page=262#262
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953107/posts?page=311#311
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953107/posts?page=338#338
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953107/posts?page=342#342
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953107/posts?page=375#375
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953107/posts?page=403#403
It is quite obvious why others on this thread have asked you not to post to them any more.
Well, here is my own experience. Our beautiful grown niece was also on heroin. We disapproved her behavior but did not condemn her to death. She did overdose and die. Now what if she had gone into a condition similar to Laura, what would we have done? It is no issue, we would have done all we could to give her a chance. We are conservative, pro-life, and have faith in God just like our founder in FreeRepublic. We cannot make those judgments you find so facile.
It is fairly clear if you have faith like we do. We are taught by our religion about Faith, Hope and Charity. (Modernists changed the latter to "Love".) Charity is love of God. Now, if we were faced with a judgment, we would have to leave that to God because of Charity. And that means we would fight to keep her alive and not see her murdered in a way unfit for the lowliest of creatures, even if she were a hopeless self-destructive addict. We would care similarly for those we disliked, those who would do us harm, because of our love for God, if not for the perps.
You have offered up straw men, "What about the cost, who would pay?" I guess you figure if pro-life people were in that situation, it would be an important issue, so you may not understand what makes us tick. Judge not, Mr. Judge.
We were in that situation for twenty six years with a child much worse off than Lauren is now, and it was beyond even a consideration. Liberals come up with those arguments. We don't.
Do you believe in Charity? Are you pro-life?
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