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Editor's Note: This is the fifth in a series of columns first posted on the Illinois Right to Life Committee's (IRLC) website [http://www.illinoisrighttolife.org/] written by Bill Beckman, IRLC's executive director. The RFFM.org re-posting of the column discusses hospice care and gives individuals and families the tools they need to choose a good hospice care provider. This series warns readers about end of life issues and the need to monitor the care given to loved ones. The IRLC director also describes what readers can do to protect themselves from the looming culture of death which permeates the thinking of many medical...

It's been five days since Terri Shiavo's feeding tubes were pulled at the request of her husband and the action backed at various judicial levels. The Florida Senate, Congress, and even the President, have gotten involved in an issue that has been described as a right-to-die issue, a states right issue, and even a custodial rights issue. I have to admit that emotionally, I've been all over the board on my feelings on all of this, continuing to flip-flop on where I stand while the drama continues to play out. I find it particularly interesting, however, that Michael Shiavo, her...