Terri Still Starving to Death
Terri Schiavo is still starving to death as her parents appeal the ruling of a federal judge who denied their petition to reinsert the feeding tube. Is Terri brain-dead and in a vegetative state? Listen to an interaction between her and her dad and decide. It seems to me like she is extremely mentally incapacitated, but not a "vegetable" by any means. I wonder if the problem is not her mental state, but that in an unencumbered and pragmatic society, she is an "inconvenience." Perhaps this is cynicism on my part, but disabled-rights activists have been protesting the removal of Terri’s feeding tube as well.
The Vatican has responded as well, comparing Schiavo’s case to Capital Punishment, which the Catholic Church also generally opposes.
March 22nd, 2005 at 5:11 pm
It is very evident that after Terri spent two years in her “broken” state of consciousness that here husband was ready to “dispose” of her. He had grown tired of his vows of “for better or worse” and was plotting to engage the “till death do us part” clause of the contract.
March 23rd, 2005 at 8:48 am
hmmm. I’ve got a post on “quality of life” brewing after hearing Michael Shiavo saying “Terri does not want to exist in this state”
March 23rd, 2005 at 11:10 am
Attached is an email that I have been sending to Florida State Senators and Gov Bush. I plan to send them to businesses next. I am hoping to get support from others around the country to do the same and boycott goods and services in Florida. Here is the email:
Good Morning, Senator Portilla.
My name is Elaine Georgas, and I reside in Mobile, AL. I am a 51 yr old wife, mother, and registered nurse. For the record, I am appalled at what is happening regarding Terri Schiavo. Not only do I have concerns from a nursing point of view, but I once was in a situation like Terri’s after I was hit by a train in 1978.
I have decided that this case is really all about money (Michael receiving his settlement and all of the pro-euthanasiaists saying that it is too COSTLY to keep Terri alive). Since it is about money and not about human rights, I have decided to boycott any and all goods and services coming out of Florida and in Florida.
I am encouraging friends and relatives to do the same and am contacting as many newspapers around the country to report this grass roots boycott.
I will be contacting Florida senators, house members, Governor Bush, and businesses such as Disney World and Sea World. Let’s just see how well Florida does without tourist trade and other monies helping their economy.
My prayers are that you will be filled and blessed with the wisdom of the Lord; that you would be blessed to have the mind, eyes, ears, and heart of the Lord towards Terri; and that you would be blessed to understand the Lord’s Prayer when it says “….Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (let God take Terri when it is His will, not man’s will).
I believe that Terri has a purpose on earth: to wake-up America to stop euthanasia and to stop the innocent blood from being shed because of money. How much is a human being worth?
Senator Portilla, I believe that you also have a purpose on earth. God has put you in your position at this very time for a very specific reason. Your purpose is to intervene on Terri’s behalf. Someone needs to have courage and be brave and stand up for Terri and others like Terri (children who have CP, the severely retarded, to mention a few).
Senator Portilla, let that person be you. Have the courage to fight for a life not for money. I beg of you to err on the side of life and not death. Don’t let Terri be one of the five people you meet in heaven.
Respectfully,
Elaine