Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo.
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When I first read about the woman who talked after being in a coma for 20 years, I thought of Terri Schiavo. Although their conditions may be very different, one can’t help but wonder if the same could happen to Terri.
We may never know, it seems, because her feeding tubes could be removed as early as February 22. Without those tubes, she’ll slowly starve to death. Can you believe it? This woman seems to be aware of her surroundings, but even if she isn’t, her eyes are open and she makes facial gestures. The point that can’t be missed is that Terri is alive.
Bloggers are trying to create a swarm to save Terri’s life. They’re asking other bloggers to join the Blog for Terri blogroll and raise awareness by posting about Terri at least once a day. Forty-five bloggers have signed up so far.
Hyscience has a lot of background information and links (latest post) If you’re blogging about Terri Schiavo, trackback to this post and I’ll include your link: Pro-Life Blogs, My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (and here), And Rightly So!, She Who Will Be Obeyed (lots of links to other blogs), Basil’s Blog, Myopic Zeal, blogicus, LifeSteward, Wittenberg Gate, Common Sense Runs Wild, Borgard Blog, thebandwagon, Jerry McClellan, The Anchoress, David LimbaughHyscience, The Political Teen, Crystal Clear…
There are tough issues involved in the case. Michael Schiavo says it was his wife’s wish to die rather than live the way Terri is living, but his credibility about this and other matters has suffered over the years. Keep in mind, he can divorce Terri anytime he wants and marry the mother of his children, but he chooses to remain married to her. Why? Is there money involved? Is it twisted revenge against Terri’s parents?
What does Terri want? She can’t tell us, but erring on the side of caution seems to be in order. The doctors involved in this case obviously don’t want to shoot her up with a lethal dose of morphine. That would be the quickest way, so why choose death by starvation? Perhaps to absolve themselves of murderous guilt. “We removed the feeding tubes, but we didn’t kill her. She died of ‘natural causes.’” I don’t know.
Bloggers caused enough ruckus to topple someone in Big Media, so let’s see what we can do to save a life.
