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As you read this, Terri Schiavo might be processing. That's the au courant word to use these days. It means dying. Processing means that medical attempts to keep the person alive will not happen. It means someone, somehow, somewhere decided the patient's time has come and they will not stand in the way of death, even if that life could be saved. Terri Schiavo is alive, brain damaged from a mysterious injury 15 years ago in her apartment with her husband present. She cannot swallow. Her husband, Michael, has refused her therapy that might wean her from the feeding tube....

Wayne Galley sings for a life By ARRISSIA OWEN TURNER Wayne Galley sounds tired. He's not pooped because of late nights awake with his 2-month old newborn baby. He is emotionally exhausted because one hour before our phone conversation, the Florida appeals court laid down a ruling all but securing what Galley calls "murder." On the other end of the receiver, the Big Bear resident and musician is in Florida on a mission, despite the devastating blow to the parents of Theresa Schindler Schiavo, the disabled woman who goes by Terri, whose life hinges on men in black robes upholding...

Continent Death Euthanasia in Europe. By Wesley J. Smith Too many people think with their hearts instead of their brains. Wanting the world to suit their desires, when faced with hard truths to the contrary, they refuse to face facts they don’t want to believe. This common human failing has a name: self-delusion. Self-delusion is rampant in the euthanasia movement. Most proponents recognize that it is inherently dangerous to legalize killing. But they desperately want to believe that they can control the grim reaper. Thus, they continue to peddle the nonsense that "guidelines will protect against abuse" despite overwhelming empirical...

WEB SITE ANNOUNCEMENT: Please listen to Coast to Coast AM late night Monday, October 13 to hear from special guests Wesley J. Smith and David Kirkland. Mr. Smith is the acclaimed author of "Forced Exit - The slippery slope from assisted suicide to murder" and has worked tirelessly to expose the culture of death and how it affects all of us. Mr. Kirkland is certified as a guardian in the state of Florida and has spent the last several years investigating serious miscarriages of justice within the system. This program airs from 1.00am until 5.00am ET and you can find...