Goddamn Pro-Lifers...

[UnknownH]

and was that even funny at all? besides if the various systems don't work anymore then what would be the point of her waking up?

[JamesBond007]

I mean when do you decide to pull the plug on something like this? For the most part they are dead and only like one in how may of 100 or 1000 come out of it

[BlackPhoenix]

Im confused :?
on one hand they are doing the right thing and on the other killing someone :cry:

[Gnostic Metatron Prime]

Im confused :?
on one hand they are doing the right thing and on the other killing someone :cry:

They are NOT killing Terry Schiavo. She's been braindead for almost 20 years. The only reason her body is still breathing or digesting is because nutrients are being forced into her digestive system, which is then forced to digest those nutrients, and then the products of that digestion have to go somewhere, so they travel through her body, until energy is produced which goes to her brain, which only produces signals because the body has to keep getting rid of the food that won't stop entering it. Her body is not functioning by her will. If that were the case, then she would eventually experience a sensation of "fullness", and her body would act to prevent the further intake of food. The only thing going on inside Terry Schiavo's body is a complex chemical process that has been kick-started to get rid of the invading nutrients.

Thus, while it might seem cruel to remove the feeding tube and thus remove the source of power for what is admittedly a very artfully designed organic machine, you must keep in mind that Terry's body is not functioning in this semblance of life by choice, but rather because it is externally compelled. And if, as a result of that process, Terry really is thinking, as her parents claim, then that is infinitely more cruel than the removal of the feeding tube, for no human being should be forced to spend the rest of their life aware that they are helpless, that they have no control over their lives.

[UnknownH]

The man has a point. If the body and mind does not function the way it should then why prolong it? It may be more humane to let her go.

[Gnostic Metatron Prime]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationw...-headlines

A new twist in this sad, sordid drama. Call it "Terri Schiavo Goes to Washington"...

[UnknownH]

No fair she was off the tube, why do they want to put her back on?

[The Anti-Wisemon]

It's a confusing case. Who has the consent to do something like that? Certainly not her,

[Anonmon]

Goddamn, can't they just let her die? For all their so-called religiousness, pro-lifers in this case just can't seem to understand that humans are mortal creatures. She's dead, her mind is dead. Let her body finally die so her soul can pass on.

[Gnostic Metatron Prime]

Thank God, this whole mess is finally winding down. A federal appeals court rejected the Schiavo case yesterday, and the US Supreme Court has wisely declined to intervene. What's more, people have finally come to their senses and realized that having government intervene in this matter was stupid.

Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed several days ago. She is still alive - or at least as close to it as she was when the feeding tube was still there - but may very well die within the next few days. Let us pray that she finally finds peace.