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Political pawn

Posted In: Editorial — March 21, 2005 @ 6:28 am — Peter

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/21/politics/21cnd-debate.html

The U.S. government has completely overstepped its boundaries today by assuming the role of “God” and passed legislation forcing the feeding tube to be reinserted for Terri Schiavo. This shocking decision was made by a largely ignorant group of people, the majority of which have no medical experience whatsoever. This knee jerk reactionary motion is yet another brazen attempt from the far right extremist government to win the support the religious rite. Perhaps they should debate the fate of each human being that is denied health care due to lack of adequate medical coverage. I cannot help but wonder who is paying to keep this ailing human being alive. If there was not such a political circus surrounding her situation right now, I doubt the family would have enough money to pay the hospice to continue supporting her life. But now that the bible thumpers and right to lifers are on the bandwagon, some rich tycoon probably seized on the political muscle power that will be gained by keeping this mass of muscle and tissue alive. If only these narrow minded fools could see how badly they are being duped…

What is going on here is anything but natural. I do not understand how those who believe in a higher being can argue this person has a quality of life that should be sustained. I will definitely have legal documentation prepared that explicitly states that I am not to be kept alive in such a state. Terri Schiavo is not alive. She has been dead for years and these selfish self righteous freaks need to let her body die.

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