Terri Schiavo's Brother: Misinformation About Her Euthanasia Death Remains

Life News ^ | 4/10/08 | Steven Ertelt

[ViLaLuz]

“I say Terry took advantage of a grieving family....because he’s an opportunist.”

How exactly did he do that? Did he not care about Terry?

[floriduh voter]

lol

[SALChamps03]

As I said, I will be glad when these threads cease to exist. There is no convincing either side of the argument that they are wrong. Also, she’s not coming back. This was a private family matter that was unfortunately required to be settled in the courts. Frankly, it’s none of anyone else’s business. Everyone else should let it go.

[SALChamps03]

It was a private family matter. It’s none of anyone else’s business; yours or mine. Why don’t you let it go?

[SALChamps03]

What I do know is that there is a lot of zealotry among those who think that life support should have continued. I saw the thread and felt the need to comment that it’s time to stop talking about this private family matter. I often marvel at the “you don’t have to read it” argument.

[SALChamps03]

Well, now you’re aware of one. I am a pro-life conservative. I believe we should move on. This is none of our business.

[floriduh voter]

Nutrition and water are not life support. The Florida Statutes show that Terri was murdered. Don't blame us because the State of Florida broke its own laws. Why don't you fast and stop drinking fluids for 2 weeks and then come back here and post a report on how you're doing?

I'll be a fan then.

[floriduh voter]

So, in your opinion, you are pro-life? You want us to shut up about euthanasia because killing disabled people is a private matter? How hilarious are you?

[floriduh voter]

Conservababes say, "Lauren's alive".

http://conservababes.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1795

[floriduh voter]

www.lifeforlauren.com

[floriduh voter]

BlogsforTerri back Lauren Richardson's right to live.

http://www.blogsforterri.com/

[8mmMauser]

Please do not take me wrong. I offer edification.

I have been reading your posts and something bothers me. It bothers me even more since you have been a Special Ed teacher and our own son for many years was lucky when he even got Special Ed. What bothers me the most is how you shout from the rooftops how you are pro-life conservative, how you then are presented with pro-life thoughts, and you reject them, embracing instead the views of the far left.

Something is Not Quite Right (NKR).What you are displaying is a perfect example of cognitive dissonance, a hallmark of liberal thought whereby two diametrically conflicting thoughts may be embraced together. Example, weeping over baby seals during a late term abortion. In this instance:

1. Death embracers are opposite to pro-lifers. They want us to go away. Pro-lifers want to keep fighting to protect the lives of innocents the death embracers want to kill. You support both.

2. The far left, including communists and socialists tell us to move on, that this is a private family matter, that we should let it go. We hear this every day from the media from all voices of the far left, and if anyone doubts, they may simply read the past years of Terri Dailies to see just how many times every one of these feeble rants of the far left are repeated.

You repeated almost every one as if it were your own thinking. And you claim in one breath you are pro-life and in the next breath you subscribe to pure leftist thought.

How do you manage with both? Liberals do, with cognitive dissonance.

I am pointing this out to you in real hopes you realize how you look when you say these things and maybe learn something about your own thought process. Since you were associated with Special Ed you saw plenty of potential victims the death gang would drool to snuff yet you were there to help them.

Maybe an incident bothered you and caused you to wish to slam the door on it all. Maybe that is why our persistence in fighting those death lovers is upsetting you. If so, we are here to help. I have gone through much of this myself. Many is the time I wished to slam the door on this topic, but I cannot, am obliged to face it. I am obliged by my faith.

I don't expect you to join us, to immerse yourself in our work, wish merely that you see yourself.

8mm

[Mrs. Don-o]

You seem to have read so many Terri threads that you're tired of them, and yet you don't seem to have comprehended the main points:

• You keep referring to "life support," but the law traditionally and properly makes a meaningful distinction between "life support" (which is an extraordinary medical intervention) and "nutrition and hydration" (which is a universal human need). This was subverted in the Schiavo case.

• You keep saying that it was properly a private family matter, but the fact is that her family (mother, father, brother and sister) were unanimous about wanting to assume responsibility for care for their disabled family member, and were prevented from doing so by her estranged husband with the support of intrusive government (courts) who colluded in her killing by starvation/dehydration ---despite her family.

• You keep insisting that this is of no more importance to any of us, when in fact it establishes a precedent which is going to hunt down and kill thousands or tens of thousands of us unless we get it overturned in the laws, in the courts, and in the forum of public opinion.

I find myself obliged to go a lawyer's office on Monday to swear out a "Will to Live" (the National Right to Life's model document comparable to a Living Will).

I've got serious surgery coming up, and I want to clarify in the strongest terms that I do authorize the termination of extraordinary medical interventions a.k.a. "life support" if something went seriously awry and further intervention became burdensome and futile, but I do not (and morally cannot) authorize my deliberate killing by starvation/dehydration by the cessation of feeding by spoon, straw, tube, or whatever means.

(Not that my husband, brother or son --- my legal health proxies --- would ever kill me in such a way, since they are moral decent people: but anyone is well advised to get it in writing.)

So you see it's STILL a life-or-death question for me, personally: and for all of us, if we're paying attention.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Very excellent, 8mm. Ping to mine at 113.

[BykrBayb]

I am a pro-life conservative. I believe we should move on. This is none of our business.

Obviously somebody is forcing you, a "pro-life conservative," to say things you don't mean. No pro-life conservative would say that murder is a private family matter, and that other pro-lifers should ignore it. Your life must surely be in danger, or you wouldn't be saying those things. Is someone holding a gun to your head? Should we dial 911 for you?

[wagglebee]

Well, now you’re aware of one. I am a pro-life conservative. I believe we should move on. This is none of our business.

You're saying that when BOTH sides of a dispute choose to go public about a court battle that it's "private"? Are you denying both the Schindlers and Mikey the right to conduct their business as they see fit?

Oh, lest I forget, there is no such thing as a pro-life person who supports involuntary starvation and dehydration of ANYBODY.

[floriduh voter]

Good luck and the trouble is that even with well meaning friends and family, the euthanasiasts who don’t identify themselves as such are really smooth talkers. Without a heavy dose of skepticism, many potential future patients are sitting ducks for dehydration/starvation or organ harvesting even though with proper medical care, they would make a full recovery!

[floriduh voter]

Terri's Radio Show is on Saturdays. It's over for today but maybe it's archived here.

Link to Radio Station, 860 AM WGUL in Tampa, FL:

http://860wgul.townhall.com/

Here's the direct link to the audio stream, Open your Windows Media Player, choose "File" | "Open URL..." and paste this link into the box:

http://www.streamaudio.com/asx/listen.asp?station=jthy_nz

[floriduh voter]

Do you suppose ignorance is bliss, wag?

[floriduh voter]

A brand new can

Hilary's slamming baby hater Obama in Pa right now. To the woodshed,Barack!