As of this writing, 10:40 am on March 24, 2005, the United States Supreme Court has refused to hear the case on Terri Schiavo. Politicians, pundits, agencies, judges and ordinary humble Bloggers have weighed in on this case. The political maneuvering has been most extraordinary.
As of now Terri will die soon, perhaps tomorrow, Good Friday, or Sunday, Easter. Rumored to be in process are challenges by Florida’s DCF(Department of Children and Families). Yesterday, Florida Governor Bush stated that a Neurologist from the Mayo Clinic does not agree that Terri Schiavo is not “persistently vegetative”.
Combined with the challenges by the DCF one could suspect that a Florida action involving this agency might happen. It is the job of the DCF to insure that Florida’s children and families are not abused and they can remove an individual by force if abuse is suspected. But this is all speculation although I’d argue the sudden appearance by Jeb Bush with the surprise announcement about the Mayo Neurologist could be telegraphing a future move by the state of Florida.
Barring some startling development I will make no more posts about Terri until she dies. For now, I am going to ask WHY and then move on.
For sure this case has been litigated to death. Lawyers and judges and legislators have been involved. So who am I, one humble Grandma Blogger, to ask, simply, why this woman can’t be released to her parents?
Because when all is said and done there’s a sweet simplicity to it and let us not forget it.
There’s been comments on other Schiavo threads that this is what Terri wanted and who am I to go against her wishes. This statement, bandied about as if the Word of God, is simply not proven to my satisfaction. She told her husband, a man, no mind the Wise Ones who must be smarter than me, who can not be perceived by most sane people as a guardian with no agenda. There’s nothing in writing. Michael Schiavo will, if nothing else, will be rid of a retarded wife to marry his live-in lover and mother of his two children. Even putting aside the various allegations floating about concerning money and possible nefarious actions on his part, there’s no denying he’s got another woman in his life and two children with her. Even forgetting these other questionable bits about Michael Schiavo, this fact alone certainly makes him no paragon of a guardian.
But okay, forgetting this. Terri’s parents desperately want to take her home, to care for her, to engage the many volunteers willing to help in providing rehabilitation and therapy.
Why can’t Terri Schiavo just be released to her parents?
The biggest WHY of all, to those who scream this is not acceptable…,
WHY DO YOU WANT TERRI SCHIAVO TO DIE?
Please don’t tell me that it’s what Terri wants. You don’t know that. I’m not convinced of that. I daresay, except for this odd Florida law that allows this kind of “hearsay” from a spouse of next of kin in these sorts of cases, Michael Schiavo’s allegation that Terri wanted to die rather than live hooked up to a tube would never hold water in any normal court of law. Particularly since he didn’t “remember” Terri’s sentiment until he received a large malpractice settlement.
Please don’t tell me it’s what YOU would want. This is not about anyone one save Terri Schiavo. And I still argue we don’t know what she wanted.
Please don’t tell me that Terri Schiavo is going to be a burden on society for endless years to come. Not true. Her parents are going to take care of her and damn if you insist, make them put it in writing.
Tell me the truth. That retards like Terri offend you and should be killed.
Because there’s no other answer to my WHY.
10 comments:
That's the conclusion I came to recently, also. Some people are prejudiced against the disabled, particularly those who aren't pretty to look at. It disgusts me.
What a sad pitiful point of view...Have you (I doubt it) ever thought about the possibility that Michael Schaivo loves Terry enough that he doesn't want her body (that's alll that is left) laying in a bed for years to come?
Listen to the comments coming from the "Kill Terri" side -- I truly believe that a sizeable portion of them want her to die for NO OTHER reason than that the Bush family wants her to live.
The Bush family could care less about Terri. They are only going for a political victory here and in the process, will to trample the constitution and the rules of law that this nation was founded on to do it.....
Those in the Supreme Court believe that a 17 year rapist and murderer shouldn't be given the death penalty, but a brain damaged woman could be starved to death by an adulterous husband.
It's beyond rational comprehension!
The cops dropped the ball when Terri first "collapsed". Had they not, my bet is Michael would be a jailbird by now.
The judge apparently has some sort of interest (financial?) in Hospices where Terri has been kept and most likely multiple state/federal laws were violated in her lack of rehab/care.
It appears there may have been Medicare/caid fraud in commiting her to a hospice when she wasn't terminally ill...
..and so on...
In other words, there are a LOT of people who would probably rather see Terri dead so questions about their possible illegal actions will go to the grave w/her creamated body.
I do wonder how the eager judge can get away w/cremating her body ASAP when there appears to be enough evidence to at least warrant an autopsy. Once she's creamated - they really have pulled off the perfect murder, in my opinion.
I don't want to hear anymore comments about how "evil" Hilter was from anyone - at least he gassed his victims and got it over with quickly. We're starving a woman death, slowly and painfully. It's illegal to put down a dog that way. Pandora's box is wide open now.
"retards like Terri offend you and should be killed"
My husband has CP. Last night he said to me that he knows that with this case and what will follow, he will never make it into old age. If doctors don't kill him, judges will.
The Bush family could care less about Terri. They are only going for a political victory here and in the process, will to trample the constitution and the rules of law that this nation was founded on to do it.....
If the 'constitution and the rules of law that this nation was founded on' have become so twisted as to starve the helpless, then they need to be trampled.
I like how the idiots want to give Michael Shiavo the benefit of the doubt but the Bush's are in it only for political reasons. Do these sickos even know that Michael didn't start trying to kill Terri for seven years? That on the same day he recieved his money from a settlement is the day he started trying to get her food tube removed. These people are beneath contempt.
The Bush family could care less about Terri. They are only going for a political victory here and in the process, will to trample the constitution and the rules of law that this nation was founded on to do it.....
You just proved my point. You assume Bush wants a political victory here, and you'll be damned if you're going to let him have it, even if an innocent woman has to die over it.
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