Three Weeks Left to Live
A Florida judge ruled today that he has granted a stay of execution (oops) I mean a stay of his order to remove the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo until March 18th. This will, he says, provide Terri's family enough time to file any final appeals in the case.
Terri's father says that he is grateful for whatever time they might have left to try and save her life. Terri's mother added that, as a Roman Catholic, Terri would never approve of euthanasia. Apparently the judge has not been convinced and did not respond to the family's request for a more technologically modern series of tests to update the ones done over 10 years ago.
It is hard to believe but...the judge has never allowed Terri Schiavo to be present in court and has never visited her. As far as the judge and the law is concerned she is a non-person in a vegetative state with no rights to be protected except that of her so-called husband who, as her legal "guardian," has fought for over ten years to have her killed.
It is interesting to see the media bias in the linked CNN report where twice she is described as being on "life support." This is a lie. A feeding tube is not considered "life support." The feeding tube can be removed and she will not die. She is no more artificially being kept alive than you or me! Take away my food and water, deprive me of nourishment and I will die, too. So will you.
Continue to pray for Terri and her family. Pray that some way out might be found to spare her life and return her to the care of those who love her. Terri's new web page is still under construction but will soon be found here.
My previous posts on Terri can be found here and here.
Terri's father says that he is grateful for whatever time they might have left to try and save her life. Terri's mother added that, as a Roman Catholic, Terri would never approve of euthanasia. Apparently the judge has not been convinced and did not respond to the family's request for a more technologically modern series of tests to update the ones done over 10 years ago.
It is hard to believe but...the judge has never allowed Terri Schiavo to be present in court and has never visited her. As far as the judge and the law is concerned she is a non-person in a vegetative state with no rights to be protected except that of her so-called husband who, as her legal "guardian," has fought for over ten years to have her killed.
It is interesting to see the media bias in the linked CNN report where twice she is described as being on "life support." This is a lie. A feeding tube is not considered "life support." The feeding tube can be removed and she will not die. She is no more artificially being kept alive than you or me! Take away my food and water, deprive me of nourishment and I will die, too. So will you.
Continue to pray for Terri and her family. Pray that some way out might be found to spare her life and return her to the care of those who love her. Terri's new web page is still under construction but will soon be found here.
My previous posts on Terri can be found here and here.
posted by Bird of Paradise at 11:43 PM
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