Posted on 02/27/2009 5:47:09 AM PST by BykrBayb
Is this better? Could you lock the other one ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195226/posts ), and redirect to this thread?
Thank you. : )
Much better!
This was where America showed its present face. Not enough of us took to the streets to demand that an innocent woman must not be put to death. And a slow horrible death, and she disabled, and her family begging for her life.
Yet we are supposed to think that, given a little more time and provocation, we will rise up and fight for gun rights or property rights, or against abortion or socialism, and well have us a Second Revolution to restore what was.
Terri Schiavo was murdered in broad daylight. Her killers are known. They remain free and unpunished. Life goes on. No, we are now dead men walking.
Yet we are supposed to think that, given a little more time and provocation, we will rise up and fight for gun rights or property rights, or against abortion or socialism, and well have us a Second Revolution to restore what was.
Terri Schiavo was murdered in broad daylight. Her killers are known. They remain free and unpunished. Life goes on. No, we are now dead men walking.
Excellent Post!
I truly believe that America will one day look back on Terri's murder as a defining moment. It certainly showed the Bush family in a whole new light.
“I wholeheartedly believe that if the public had been allowed to witness Terri’s suffering first hand, the outcry would have deafened Florida and the world.” — Bobby Schindler
I would say to Bobby Schindler, you were there. You saw. As a witness you can still help to show others. You don’t have the budget for a movie, perhaps; not yet. And understandably there is personal pain to relive, in recreating the events. But I hope someday you will be in a position to advise a filmmaker in this regard, guide them to recreate what you saw and heard, and then the public WOULD see, if only via the powerful visual medium. And God willing they WOULD be outraged.
Some people need to be drawn a picture, some need to immerse themselves in cinema, before they understand.
PS: I’m assuming a documentary is not going to employ dramatic technique, and that IMO is a mistake.
Well said and sadly so true.
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Thread by me.
Rome, Italy (LifeNews.com) -- Eluana Englaro's father Beppino may be charged with murder in association with the starvation and dehydration euthanasia death of his daughter. After an international debate over whether she should be denied food and water, Beppino used the right he won in court to take his daughter's life.
The disabled woman had been in a minimally conscious state since 1992, when she was involved in an automobile accident.
Englaro ultimately died earlier this month after having part of her food and water denied to her through her feeding tube over a five day period.
Now, pro-life groups in Italy have triggered an investigation into Beppino's actions that could end up with local prosecutors charging him with murder. . .
"We will not be silent.
We are your bad conscience.
The White Rose will give you no rest."
Story and thread by Steven Ertelt of Life News.
Washington, DC -- The White House quietly announced on Friday that President Barack Obama is starting the process of overturning protections President Bush put in place to make sure medical staff and centers are not forced to do abortions. The move is the latest that will add to Obama's growing pro-abortion record.
Existing federal laws already make it so doctors and hospitals are not required to perform abortions. Because those laws aren't always followed, the Bush administration added additional protections.
Now, the Obama administration is Starting the process to remove them. . .
Thread by EternalVigilance.
Helena, Montana - 02/26/2009 - Montana's Senate passed constitutional Personhood Amendment, SB 406, in a 26-24 vote. The amendment, introduced by Senator Dan McGee, passed on its third reading on the Senate floor this morning. This is the first Personhood Amendment in U.S. history to pass a State Senate.
"Senator Dan McGee, writing the language of SB 406 himself, has shown what it truly means to be pro-life," stated Keith Mason, of Personhood USA. "Senator McGee's successful efforts on behalf of all human beings at all stages of human life are a giant step forward in historic efforts to ensure the rights and protection of every individual."
SB 406, which defines person for the purposes of application of inalienable rights, states, "All persons are born free and have certain inalienable rights...person means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency."
"Praise God! The honor of being the first State Senate in U.S. history to recognize the personhood of pre-born children goes to Montana," commented Cal Zastrow of Personhood USA. "Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Dan McGee, The Montana Personhood Amendment now moves forward to the State House of Representatives."
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Thread by me.
ROME, February 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - If a patient is able to process oxygen from the lungs into the bloodstream, maintain a normal body temperature, digest food and expel waste, grow to normal adult size from the age of four to twenty, and even carry a child to term, can he or she be considered dead? Can a person who is "dead" wake up and go on later to finish a university degree? Can a corpse get out of bed, go home and go fishing? Can he get married and have children?
These are among the real-life stories of patients declared "brain dead" presented by medical experts at the "Signs of Life" conference on "brain death" criteria held near the Vatican in Rome last week. Ten speakers, who are among the world's most eminent in their fields, sounded a ringing rebuke to the continued support among medical professionals and ethicists for "brain death" as an accepted criterion for organ removal. . .
To my mind, the issue shouldn't have been whether a person may be fatally dehydrated if there is tangible evidence of their having given informed consent to precisely that, but rather whether a 'husband' who has openly promised himself to another woman may credibly claim to act in the best interests of his 'wife', especially when acting in ways which common sense would suggest would be contrary to such interest.
Exactly, by ANY STANDARD when a man leaves his wife, moves in with another woman and has children with her, he has ABANDONED the marriage.
Moreover, even if Terri had an advanced medical directive (which she didn't), it COULD NOT have covered dehydration/starvation because food and water were not considered "life support" at the time of Terri's injury. The reason for this is because civilized people have NEVER considered food and water anything but basic human needs.
This is wonderful. Can’t wait to see it!
As Cal Zastrow says, GLORY!!!!!
Thanks for the ping!
Our politicians need to hear from us, as well as Obama, about how evil it is to force prolife doctors, hospitals, et al to perform abortions (or get out of the maternity business).
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