Schiavo

According to Terri Schiavo’s autopsy report, she was severely brain-damaged. OK.

For me, the whole tragedy surrounding Terri and the people who wanted her dead didn’t hinge on how severely brain-damaged she was. She was alive and wasn’t on life support, and her husband’s credibility was extremely low, too low to trust his assertion that Terri wanted to die if ever severely brain-damaged. Forget about what you’d want if you were ever in the same condition. Take yourselves out of the equation.

The way they killed her was appalling, and I was angry for a long time afterward. I’m giving you a heads-up. Don’t be alarmed or disgusted by the liberal media and liberal bloggers (and some conservatives, too) declaring that Terri’s wayward husband is somehow “vindicated” by the autopsy report. The doctor-induced starvation was immoral.

Look at the thing itself, to paraphrase a fictional man-eater paraphrasing Marcus Aurelius. What is it in itself? What is its nature, this culture of death?

It is dark, dank, and putrid. And hungry.

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Terri Schiavo, 1963-2005

by La Shawn on 03.31.05

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It’s all over.

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Update: Hating the “Religious Right”

Update II: Kate Adamson, a woman once diagnosed as being in a Persistent Vegetative State, will be on Larry King Live tonight. Dory at Wittenberg Gate interviewed her.

Update III (4/1): James White, my favorite Christian apologist, travels across the country debating on such topics as the doctrine of the trinity, solo scriptura, predestination, papal infallibility, etc. He also won Best Overall Evangelical Blog in the 2005 Evangelical Blog Awards. Yesterday he blogged about Terri Schiavo. It’s a must-read.

Check out the Blogs4God round-up.

David Limbaugh:

Significant numbers of people were outraged in 1973, when the Supreme Court placed its “holy” imprimatur on the murder of babies in the womb and overstepped its bounds by tying up states on the issue through a constitutional right it manufactured.

But over the last several decades, despite a virtual monopoly by leftist forces in academia, the major media and Hollywood, the public’s sentiment toward protecting babies in utero has matured, and its aversion to judicial activism has grown.

People have a sense, if not any particular sophistication in constitutional analysis, that there is something radically wrong with the Orwellian propaganda that “social change” ought to emanate from the courts rather than legislative bodies.

Terri Schiavo and the Circle Game

by La Shawn on 03.25.05

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Update IV (3/26 @ 12:22 p.m.) Judge Greer rejects emergency appeal.

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I’ve learned from FOX News that the Schindler’s have made an emergency appeal to Judge Greer (trial judge) tonight to order reinsertion of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube. I can’t find a link to the story, though. Greta Van Susteren is standing by for Judge Greer’s ruling, which may come tonight. Check Yahoo! full coverage for updates.

A man has been arrested for making threats against Michael Schiavo via the Internet. In that case, he shouldn’t be the only one. How many people have said or written such things about Schiavo in the past week out of emotion? Should they all be arrested?

Greta’s interviewing a nurse who claims Michael Schiavo told her (and cried) that he didn’t know what to do about Terri. “We never talked about it,” she claims he said.

Update: From CNN: “In a separate, emergency motion, on which a Florida state judge is expected to rule by noon Saturday, the Schindlers contend that their daughter has expressed the wish to live.”

They say Terri was trying to say, “I want to live.” I’m doubtful about this.

It’s 10:47 p.m., and I’m going to bed. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.

Update II (3/26): FOX finally updated its site. Also see LifeNews.

Update III (12:05 p.m.): Still awaiting Judge Greer’s response to their emergency motion, the Schindler’s say they won’t seek additional appeals.

ACUpdate II (3/25): The Schindler’s second appeal to Judge Whittemore fails. They appealed again to the 11th Circuit. The court will likely turn them away a second time.
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Liberals’ newfound respect for “federalism” is completely disingenuous. People who support a national policy on abortion are prohibited from ever using the word “federalism.”

I wholeheartedly agree, Ann.

During the Federal Marriage Amendment debate, liberals were suddenly supporter’s of “states’ rights.” Strangely enough, they couldn’t be bothered with it when the Supreme Court struck down a sodomy law in Texas. Or when the same court discovered a right to privacy to kill babies, despite state laws to the contrary. It seems that liberals favor states’ rights as long as death is involved. Except the deaths of convicted murderers, that is.

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Child Arrested for Trying to Bring Water to Terri Schiavo

March 23, 2005

Surreal. See Slanting the News Against Terri Schiavo and I Come To Bury Terri Schiavo, Not Praise Her. Interesting story in the Washington Post (reg. req.): Michele Finn and her husband’s brother, Edward, were on opposite sides of the decision to remove Finn’s feeding tube, but they both thought that his death might bring about [...]

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Distressed

March 22, 2005

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 [...]

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Life

March 22, 2005

PDF copy of Judge Whittemore’s ruling. ———————————————————————————————- There are a few points I want to touch on today. It should be understood that Congress has the authority to remove jurisdiction of cases from state courts to federal courts. Article III of the U.S. Constitution gives the legislature the power to do so. (Also see discussion [...]

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Terri Schiavo’s Life is Spared Temporarily

March 21, 2005

Stay informed at FOX News. ————————————————————————————————— I’ve been up since 4:00 a.m., and someone still scooped me on this one. Terri Schiavo will live another day. According to the San Francisco Chronicle: President Bush and Congress early today gave federal courts jurisdiction over the case of a brain-damaged Florida woman, an extraordinary legislative move designed [...]

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Congress Tries to Protect Terri Schiavo

March 18, 2005

Update III (3/19): Commenting is closed on this post. For more discussion, visit Evangelical Outpost. You may also comment at VodkaPundit. Update II (9:35 p.m.): Don’t forget to check Blogs for Terri and Terri’s Fight for the latest information. Update (3:33 p.m.): FOX News is reporting that the tube has been removed. Please pray for [...]

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Let Terri Schiavo Die?

March 7, 2005

Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo. ————————————————————————————————- Email from a reader (edited for spelling/clarity): “I took care of Terri as a respiratory therapist not long after her initial brain injury. She had every test…swallowing, etc. She is in a state of irreversible brain [...]

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Terri Schiavo’s Husband Cleared to Remove Tube In Three Weeks

February 25, 2005

Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo. ———————————————————————————————– On March 18, barring a court order to the contrary, Michael Schiavo’s wish will come true. The judge said he’s no longer “comfortable” trying to keep Terri alive. He washes his hands of the whole mess: [...]

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Terri Schiavo Abuse Allegations

February 25, 2005

Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo. ————————————————————————————————- Unless a judge intervenes, Michael Schiavo will be allowed to remove his wife’s feeding tube, which will begin the starvation process. I haven’t followed the case over the years, so I have no idea if starvation [...]

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Breaking News: Terri Schiavo’s Feeding Tube Remains Until Friday

February 23, 2005

Kim at Musing Minds just e-mailed me: “Fox News just reported that the Judge has extended the stay for Terri until Friday, February 25th at 5 p.m.” I hope my life never hinges on a judge’s whim. Developing… Update (5:33 p.m.): Tom McMahon has a personal story, “When Will They Be Coming For Ryan?” Matt [...]

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Michael Schiavo’s Plot To Starve Wife Thwarted…For At Least 24 Hours – UPDATE!

February 22, 2005

Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo. ———————————————————————————————– Update II: I wondered why the source link suddenly didn’t work. CNSNews retracted the story because there is no stay. It seems that M. Schiavo is free to have his wife killed. See Blogs for Terri. [...]

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A Message From Terri Schiavo’s Father

February 16, 2005

“By now you have probably heard about a young woman who is threatened with starvation in Florida. That young woman is my daughter, Terri. In 1990, through circumstances which are shrouded in mystery (and may involve a criminal act by Terri’s estranged husband), my daughter was left severely brain-damaged. But before I go any further, [...]

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