Court-sanctioned Murder

Within hours, a judge could order that Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube be removed. In effect, this man would be giving the green light to murder her, as Michael Schiavo has actively sought for years.

My heart bleeds for Terri’s family, caught in this battle to prevent her from being starved to death. Granted, she is severely disabled; but she is alive. SHE IS ALIVE. No artificial, extraordinary means are being utilized to keep Terri here. This isn’t a “pull the plug” type of case, where Terri left a living will stating her specific instructions in the event accident or illness left her incapable of voicing her wishes. Her family is not in court to have Terri’s wishes dismissed. They are struggling to keep her from being murdered.

I truly do not understand why Michael Schiavo is bent on seeing Terri’s life end. What sort of wretchedness lies in his soul to demand that she die, even though her loving parents want to assume all responsibility for their daughter? A more troubling question—What sort of judicial system would grant Mr. Schiavo that right?

I see Terri’s situation and the court battle as an example of the culture of death that has permeated America. I know some are outraged. I don’t understand why more are not.

Bottom line:
1) Terri did not leave any written document detailing instructions regarding her wishes if she became incapacitated.
2) Her parents are willing to assume complete responsibility for her care.
3) SHE IS ALIVE.
4) Her husband wants her dead.
5) If the court decides in Michael Schiavo’s favor, it is complicit in Terri’s murder.
6) Activist judges are a threat to us all.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.