Distressed

I’ve been trying to suppress this feeling, but I can’t stand the thought of Terri Schiavo lying in that bed slowly dying, while people who love her can only watch. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! Her mother is watching her child die. I just saw a video clip of Terri’s mother standing over her touching the face of her starving daughter. But I take comfort in knowing there will be an accounting for this.

Commenting is closed because I don’t want or need opinions right now. Trackbacking is enabled, though. I encourage Christian bloggers to trackback to this post. (Non-Christian bloggers may trackback, too.) Give us some words of comfort, something I’m unable to provide at the moment.

And pray.

Afterthought: I wonder how much jail time you’d get for deliberately starving your dog.

After-Afterthought: But that’s “unrelated” to the deliberate starvation of a human being, I suppose.

More thoughts: I’ve been snapping at people today. Only one person really deserved it (obsessed troll); the rest didn’t. I apologize. Just tired.

Update (3/23): The Schindler’s appeal to the 11th Circuit was denied this morning. The court said they “failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims.” Here’s a PDF copy of the ruling.

Interesting story from the Washington Times:

As in most culture war issues, the battle over Terri Schiavo’s life has attracted an outpouring from an army of traditional values, pro-life, conservative and religious groups.

But there is virtual silence from many of their usual adversaries: The National Organization for Women, NARAL Pro-Choice America and other major pro-choice and feminist groups don’t mention the brain-damaged Florida woman on their Web sites. Neither does Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the National Council of Churches or the National Coalition for Domestic Violence (NCDV), even though these groups often lock horns with some of the organizations defending Mrs. Schiavo’s right to life

Update: Read about a formerly comatose woman who felt hunger pangs after her feeding tube was removed.