the bill allows schiavo's feeding tube to be placed in while the supreme court looks at the case again to determine if there are other options. this is what her family wanted, the husband is against.
i was talking at brunch yesterday with friends and someone brought an interesting point out. all of this hubbub that the republicans are making has to do with the 'promises' they made to their constiuents. the republicans campaigned at many churches speaking to a variety of religious leaders 'encouraging' them to vote. there is ALOT of religious attention surrounding this with many of these groups having their say.
i think its appalling but why are we surprised? this is what happens when we expect the govt to step in on certain issues. we get the govt inserting their will.
i think that as hurt as the family is, they have NO RIGHT to push for what they want. schiavo has a husband and he seems to be doing what is best..advocating for what his wife wants. my belief is that more than likely the schiavos had a conversation regarding their last wishes. the pain felt by the family who are not in support of the husband is immense and to me borders on simple insanity and nasty behavior.
if i were in this scenario it would be simple since we are in the process of having our documents put in place. we are both clear that we each will have the ONLY say in what is best for the other if one of us becomes gravely ill or dies. knowing our families, it is the best way.
this is a sad case, but the govt grandstanding is simply ridiculous.
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Originally posted by moe.ron
Maybe you guys can help me out. I'm a little confused about the bill that was passed yesterday. Is the legislation against euthanasia in general, or was it specifically for Schiavo?
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