March 16, 2005
Another 1 million reasons why Terri Schiavo should live
I'm actually just getting back from a trip, so I haven't been able to point this story out. But now I'm back.
Apparently, Michael Schiavo was offer $1 million dollars to turn Terri over to her parents. The person offering the money believes that stell cell research (he didn't indicate whether it would be embryonic or not) could improve Terri's condition. Michael has simply decided to turn down the money and continue his quest to kill his wife.
Isn't this the oddest story? For all practical purposes, Michael has another wife and has had one for quite some time now. If there is a chance Terri could recover, why would Michael say no?. Clearly he can't make the argument that Terri wanted to die - she would have wanted to be healed more. This is another piece in the puzzle that continously points to one motive in this case. From the beginning it was suggested that Michael had something to do with the reason Terri is in her current state. In my mind, this would be the only reason he would continually push for her death: to keep her quiet.
Also, it irks me that news organizations continually suggest that Terri is being kept alive "artificially" or that "life support" is being used. If we accept this definition, then we are all on life support and are artificially keeping ourselves alive. Why? Terri is simply getting food and water. Period. She isn't on life support at all - she's getting food and water through a tube to prevent her from choking. Food and water is not artifical life support.
In the final review, this is a problem of hypocrisy. The hypocrisy of a man trying to kill his wife and acting as if it were the "right" thing to do. The hypocrisy of a judge expected to serve justly who refuses to hear appeals he doesn't agree with. The hypocrisy of a nation that offers the "right to life" to everyone who (a) has been born, (b) doesn't have a disability, and (c) can function in a utilitarian manner that we equate with value. And it's also the hypocrisy of all of us, who pretend to love life and sit by while another person's is taken.
May God forgive us all.
God bless,
Jay
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Personally if it was me I would want to check out and be in heaven instead.
On a side note what do you think of the do not resusitate clauses that people sign in hospitals? I mean in theory a doctor could keep some one "alive" for quite some time.
Reason why I bring this up is because I watched my cousin die of cancer this weekend. It was a surreal experience watching slip away over 7 hours. At some point the doctor recommended a blood transfusion to help her oxygen levels. It would give her maybe 3 more hours. At this point she was in a lot of pain and on morphine. My aunt decided to for go it so that she could die naturally. Is that euthanasia? Because if it is it happens everyday. I'm really not sure. If you don't keep someone alive is it murder?
In terry's case I saw a catscan on CNN of her brain. Her frontal lobe was gone, half her brain was liquid. As the husband I don't know what I'd do but if what he says is true he has the right to do so. At this point if it was just the money he would have given up long ago, if it was responsibility he would given her to her parents.
Its an ugly and unfortunate thing when someone dies but death is part of the human condition. Death will reach us all sooner or later however we are blessed to have the promise of everlasting life with God.
If Terri's living will was to die, then he should not have made her suffer for all these years. That is torture. He didn't do it right then. So why is he being allowed to make any decisions now? This decision should have to be made then. Not after she healed from the accident and so many years later. Micheal Schiavo should be sued for abuse. Judge Greer needs to step down. Greer needed to see that Mr. Schiavo should not have had any say in her life, seeing that some foul play could have been occurred in Terri's mishap to begin with.
Posted by: Pamela Ann Stuper at March 27, 2005 10:03 PM
