ACLU appeals state decision barring abortion for 13-year-old. The American Civil Liberties Union, in their web page on "Reproductive Freedom", states:
"Our mission is to ensure that every person can make informed, meaningful decisions about reproduction free from intrusion by the government. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, we aim to protect access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care, from sexuality education and family planning services, to prenatal care and childbearing assistance, to abortion counseling and services."
It seems the abortion counseling and services trumps the prenatal care and childbearing assistance.
The state's social services agency(DCF) went to court to block a 13-year-old girl who is pregnant and living in a state shelter from having an abortion, and the girl wants to challenge the judge's decision. The ACLU filed an emergency appeal on Wednesday asking a judge to overturn the ruling that would essentially force the girl to become a mother, said Howard Simon, the organization's executive director for Florida.
"No DCF regulation or state law can override a constitutional right as recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court," Simon said. "But putting aside the legalisms, forcing a 13-year-old to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term against her wishes not only is illegal and unconstitutional, it's cruel."
Blatantly misstating the facts, Mr. Simon is forgetting that state law prohibits the department from consenting to an abortion for a minor in any instance. It causes me to wonder if she had any type of counseling on the matter at all, since it seems she has been a ward of the state for some time.
The ACLU's mission is decidely less of an effort.. for helping a person to make an informed, meaningful decision, than it is about maintaining a culture of death. Informed would be to provide the pregnant CHILD with emotional support and information regarding adoption and providing true facts regarding the cruelty that would be inflicted on the baby she is carrying if the abortion would be carried out.
Ending the pregnancy should be less about the mother's "right to reproductive freedom" or convenience than it is about making a choice that ENDS another human being's right to life.
Can we stop pretending that a 'fetus' is not a HUMAN BEING?
All of Us
Memorial Day 2008 Barnegat Light
Friday, April 29, 2005
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Habemus Papam!
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, close friend of the late John Paul II, has been named the new Pope. The Cardinal, age 78, chose the name Benedict XVI.
Viva il papa!
Viva il papa!
Thursday, April 14, 2005
When Life loses value
A developmentally disabled student at Mifflin High School was allegedly sexually assaulted by four students who videotaped the attack. Four of the school’s top administrators were suspended pending investigation for failing to notify the police or the child’s parents. Read more here and here.
This story is disturbing on many levels. Apparently several students took part in the attack, while many more possibly have watched. The attack happened in early March, and has received little MSM attention, until recently, with the notable exception of talk radio host, Glenn Beck. Administrators failed the disabled girl in not notifying emergency personnel or police IMMEDIATELY, or even a parent. Instead of having criminal charges filed, or being fired, most of the school administrators are being transferred. Will they do 'better' at another school?
How can we have people that are so unwilling to help others in need? How can we raise our children to look the other way when someone needs help, or worse, participating in a brutal attack? How can the media not be OUTRAGED over this? The culture of death is creeping into all facets of our lives and infecting even our children.
All life, all people, should be protected, no matter their circumstances. When life loses value, nothing can exist.
This story is disturbing on many levels. Apparently several students took part in the attack, while many more possibly have watched. The attack happened in early March, and has received little MSM attention, until recently, with the notable exception of talk radio host, Glenn Beck. Administrators failed the disabled girl in not notifying emergency personnel or police IMMEDIATELY, or even a parent. Instead of having criminal charges filed, or being fired, most of the school administrators are being transferred. Will they do 'better' at another school?
How can we have people that are so unwilling to help others in need? How can we raise our children to look the other way when someone needs help, or worse, participating in a brutal attack? How can the media not be OUTRAGED over this? The culture of death is creeping into all facets of our lives and infecting even our children.
All life, all people, should be protected, no matter their circumstances. When life loses value, nothing can exist.
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Too many patients? Don't like your relatives? Euthanize 'em!
Now, it is being old and having glaucoma and a heart condition that qualifies for removal of nutrition and hydration. Cardiology groups everywhere with a too heavy patient load are breathing sighs of relief as now they can cut back their hours by just not allowing their patients to be fed. Get your court orders here!
Mae Magouirk…not comatose…not vegetative…not terminal
Why is Hospice LaGrange, Ga. withholding nourishment?(LaGrange, Georgia)
Mae Magouirk is being withheld nourishment and fluids and the provisions of her Living Will are not being honored at the Hospice-LaGrange, (1510 Vernon Street, LaGrange “Troup County” Georgia, 706-845-3905) a subsidiary of the LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange Georgia.
Her family is desperately seeking to save her life before she dies of malnourishment and dehydration.
Mae Magouirk IS NOT comatose and she IS NOT vegetative.
She is not terminal!Despite these facts the Hospice and Beth Gaddy (706-882-9124), a school teacher at LaGrange’s Calloway Middle School and granddaughter of Mae Magouirk have been denying her proactive nourishment or fluids (via a nose administered feeding tube or fluids via an IV) since March 28 without prior legal consent; against the wishes of her Living Will and against the wishes of Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin.
Mae Magouirk’s next of kin are: Mr. A. B. McLeod (Her Brother 256-236-1331) and Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (Her sister 205-408-7598) both of nearby Anniston, Alabama.Under Georgia law, unless a medical durable power of attorney is in place, your closest living next of kin are stipulated to make all medical decisions. When Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin lodged a complaint with Hospice LaGrange’s in-house attorney Carol Todd (706-882-1411) last Thursday, March 31, Ms. Todd checked Mae Magouirk’s case file and upon examination of both documents discovered that Beth Gaddy DID NOT have the durable medical power of attorney for Mae Magouirk and upon closer examination of Mae Magouirk’s Living Will ascertained that fluids and nourishment were ONLY TO BE WITHHELD if she was either comatose or vegetative.
SHE IS IN NEITHER STATE!!!Nor is Mae Magouirk terminally ill. Her local LaGrange, Ga. cardiologist, Dr. James Brennan (706-812-4308) and Dr. Raed Aqel, (205-934-9999) a highly acclaimed interventional cardiologist at the nationally renowned University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center have determined that Mae Magouirk’s aortic dissection is contained and not presently life threatening.Two weeks ago, Mae Magouirk’s aorta had a dissection and she was hospitalized in the LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ga. Her aortic problem was at first determined to be severe and she was admitted in the intensive care Unit. Her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, a teacher at the Calloway Middle School in LaGrange, stated that she held Mae Magouirk’s medical power of attorney and thus invoked said powers against the wishes of Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin by having her moved to Hospice-LaGrange. While at Hospice-LaGrange, Beth Gaddy stated that her wishes were for no nourishment for Mae Magouirk via a feeding tube or fluids via an IV.
Before hospitalization Mae was lucid and never had been diagnosed with dementia as was testified to in Probate Court on Monday, April 4, by a local MD.
Mae Magouirk is being starved to death! Upon learning from Hospice-LaGrange that Mae Magouirk was being denied nourishment and fluids and upon being told by Carol Todd (Hospice LaGrange’s in-house legal consul) that Beth Gaddy DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER LEGAL AUTHORITY to deny said nourishment AND that the denial of nourishment went against Mae Magouirk’s Living Will, Mae’s family (Mullinax/McLeod) ordered the immediate beginning of such nourishment/fluids for Mae to Hospice via Carol Todd. First Contact with Hospice on Thursday, March 31. Carol Todd told Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (Mae Magouirk’s sister) and Kenneth Mullinax (Mae Magouirk’s nephew) via phone on Thursday, March 31 that Georgia Law stipulated that Mrs. Mullinax and her brother A. B. McLeod (Mae Magouirk’s brother) were entitled to make any and all decisions for Mae Magouirk. Mrs. Mullinax immediately told Carol Todd to insert fluids via an IV and insert a feeding tube, via her nose. Carol Todd had the IV fluids started that evening but told the family that they would have to come to Hospice LaGrange to sign papers to have the feeding tube inserted and because of such, she believed that Mae Magouirk would no longer be a candidate for Hospice LaGrange. She was then told that Mae Magouirk’s family concurred and the ONLY REASON Mae was at Hospice was because the LaGrange Hospital had failed to exercise due diligence in closely examining the power of attorney which Beth Gaddy said she had, as well as executing the provisions of Mae’s Living Will to her preordained stipulations. Gaddy only had a financial power of attorney and did not have a medical power of attorney and Mae Magouirk’s Living Will provided that a feeding tube and fluids SHOULD ONLY BE DISCONTINUED IF Mae was comatose or in a vegetative state.
She was and is in neither state. Attempt to rescue Mae on Friday denied by Probate Judge Donald Boyd On Friday, April 1, when A. B. McLeod (brother) and Kenneth Mullinax (nephew) showed up to meet with Carol Todd and to arrange emergency air transport of Mae Magouirk to the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center (One of the top cardiovascular centers in the USA) Hospice LaGrange stalled them while Beth Gaddy went before Troup County Georgia (LaGrange, Ga.) Probate Judge Donald W. Boyd (who DOES NOT hold a law degree) who granted Beth Gaddy emergency guardianship of Mae Magouirk, giving Beth Gaddy full and absolute authority. Thus, they COULD NOT MOVE HER FOR PROACTIVE MEDICAL CARE Friday because Beth Gaddy had Hospice stop them and then she had Mae’s IV fluid tube pulled out.
Beth Gaddy has repeatedly told Mr. McLeod, Mrs. Mullinax and Kenneth Mullinax that she feels they all should let Mae not eat and thus cause her to die because, and we quote Beth Gaddy: “Grandmamma is old and I think it is time she went home to Jesus.
She has glaucoma, and now this heart problem and who would want to live with disabilities like these?”
As stipulated under Georgia Law, a hearing for an Emergency Guardianship, must be held within 3 days of its request and Mae Magouirk’s hearing was held on this past Monday, April 4, before Troup County Georgia Probate Judge Donald Boyd who favors granting Beth Gaddy permanent guardianship and thus will seal Mae Magouirk’s fate of allowing Beth Gaddy to starve her to death against the wishes of her Living Will and in full knowledge that Mae Magouirk is not terminal, not in a coma and is not in a vegetative state and that medical care at UAB Medical Center is awaiting her.
Schiavo revisited! Mae’s present state and vital signs: Mae’s blood pressure is good, averaging 140/82 with a pulse rate of 88. However, since admission to Hospice she has not been lucid but who would be since nourishment and fluids have been denied since March 28, 2005. Also adding to her confusion is that she is off her regular medicines and is on a dose of Ativan and Morphine. Without food or water her electrolytes and body chemistry is not within its proper parameters. If her condition is not given major public attention soon, she will die, not by divine cause but by the omission of assistance by man. WE MUST GET Mae moved to UAB Medical ASAP
Resources:Probate Judge Donald Boyd (706) 883-1690)…
Court CASE NUMBER: Estate 138-05
Attorney for saving Mae’s life: Jack Kirby, Kirby & Roberts, (706) 884-2992***
Mae Magouirk…not comatose…not vegetative…not terminal
Why is Hospice LaGrange, Ga. withholding nourishment?(LaGrange, Georgia)
Mae Magouirk is being withheld nourishment and fluids and the provisions of her Living Will are not being honored at the Hospice-LaGrange, (1510 Vernon Street, LaGrange “Troup County” Georgia, 706-845-3905) a subsidiary of the LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange Georgia.
Her family is desperately seeking to save her life before she dies of malnourishment and dehydration.
Mae Magouirk IS NOT comatose and she IS NOT vegetative.
She is not terminal!Despite these facts the Hospice and Beth Gaddy (706-882-9124), a school teacher at LaGrange’s Calloway Middle School and granddaughter of Mae Magouirk have been denying her proactive nourishment or fluids (via a nose administered feeding tube or fluids via an IV) since March 28 without prior legal consent; against the wishes of her Living Will and against the wishes of Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin.
Mae Magouirk’s next of kin are: Mr. A. B. McLeod (Her Brother 256-236-1331) and Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (Her sister 205-408-7598) both of nearby Anniston, Alabama.Under Georgia law, unless a medical durable power of attorney is in place, your closest living next of kin are stipulated to make all medical decisions. When Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin lodged a complaint with Hospice LaGrange’s in-house attorney Carol Todd (706-882-1411) last Thursday, March 31, Ms. Todd checked Mae Magouirk’s case file and upon examination of both documents discovered that Beth Gaddy DID NOT have the durable medical power of attorney for Mae Magouirk and upon closer examination of Mae Magouirk’s Living Will ascertained that fluids and nourishment were ONLY TO BE WITHHELD if she was either comatose or vegetative.
SHE IS IN NEITHER STATE!!!Nor is Mae Magouirk terminally ill. Her local LaGrange, Ga. cardiologist, Dr. James Brennan (706-812-4308) and Dr. Raed Aqel, (205-934-9999) a highly acclaimed interventional cardiologist at the nationally renowned University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center have determined that Mae Magouirk’s aortic dissection is contained and not presently life threatening.Two weeks ago, Mae Magouirk’s aorta had a dissection and she was hospitalized in the LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ga. Her aortic problem was at first determined to be severe and she was admitted in the intensive care Unit. Her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, a teacher at the Calloway Middle School in LaGrange, stated that she held Mae Magouirk’s medical power of attorney and thus invoked said powers against the wishes of Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin by having her moved to Hospice-LaGrange. While at Hospice-LaGrange, Beth Gaddy stated that her wishes were for no nourishment for Mae Magouirk via a feeding tube or fluids via an IV.
Before hospitalization Mae was lucid and never had been diagnosed with dementia as was testified to in Probate Court on Monday, April 4, by a local MD.
Mae Magouirk is being starved to death! Upon learning from Hospice-LaGrange that Mae Magouirk was being denied nourishment and fluids and upon being told by Carol Todd (Hospice LaGrange’s in-house legal consul) that Beth Gaddy DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER LEGAL AUTHORITY to deny said nourishment AND that the denial of nourishment went against Mae Magouirk’s Living Will, Mae’s family (Mullinax/McLeod) ordered the immediate beginning of such nourishment/fluids for Mae to Hospice via Carol Todd. First Contact with Hospice on Thursday, March 31. Carol Todd told Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (Mae Magouirk’s sister) and Kenneth Mullinax (Mae Magouirk’s nephew) via phone on Thursday, March 31 that Georgia Law stipulated that Mrs. Mullinax and her brother A. B. McLeod (Mae Magouirk’s brother) were entitled to make any and all decisions for Mae Magouirk. Mrs. Mullinax immediately told Carol Todd to insert fluids via an IV and insert a feeding tube, via her nose. Carol Todd had the IV fluids started that evening but told the family that they would have to come to Hospice LaGrange to sign papers to have the feeding tube inserted and because of such, she believed that Mae Magouirk would no longer be a candidate for Hospice LaGrange. She was then told that Mae Magouirk’s family concurred and the ONLY REASON Mae was at Hospice was because the LaGrange Hospital had failed to exercise due diligence in closely examining the power of attorney which Beth Gaddy said she had, as well as executing the provisions of Mae’s Living Will to her preordained stipulations. Gaddy only had a financial power of attorney and did not have a medical power of attorney and Mae Magouirk’s Living Will provided that a feeding tube and fluids SHOULD ONLY BE DISCONTINUED IF Mae was comatose or in a vegetative state.
She was and is in neither state. Attempt to rescue Mae on Friday denied by Probate Judge Donald Boyd On Friday, April 1, when A. B. McLeod (brother) and Kenneth Mullinax (nephew) showed up to meet with Carol Todd and to arrange emergency air transport of Mae Magouirk to the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center (One of the top cardiovascular centers in the USA) Hospice LaGrange stalled them while Beth Gaddy went before Troup County Georgia (LaGrange, Ga.) Probate Judge Donald W. Boyd (who DOES NOT hold a law degree) who granted Beth Gaddy emergency guardianship of Mae Magouirk, giving Beth Gaddy full and absolute authority. Thus, they COULD NOT MOVE HER FOR PROACTIVE MEDICAL CARE Friday because Beth Gaddy had Hospice stop them and then she had Mae’s IV fluid tube pulled out.
Beth Gaddy has repeatedly told Mr. McLeod, Mrs. Mullinax and Kenneth Mullinax that she feels they all should let Mae not eat and thus cause her to die because, and we quote Beth Gaddy: “Grandmamma is old and I think it is time she went home to Jesus.
She has glaucoma, and now this heart problem and who would want to live with disabilities like these?”
As stipulated under Georgia Law, a hearing for an Emergency Guardianship, must be held within 3 days of its request and Mae Magouirk’s hearing was held on this past Monday, April 4, before Troup County Georgia Probate Judge Donald Boyd who favors granting Beth Gaddy permanent guardianship and thus will seal Mae Magouirk’s fate of allowing Beth Gaddy to starve her to death against the wishes of her Living Will and in full knowledge that Mae Magouirk is not terminal, not in a coma and is not in a vegetative state and that medical care at UAB Medical Center is awaiting her.
Schiavo revisited! Mae’s present state and vital signs: Mae’s blood pressure is good, averaging 140/82 with a pulse rate of 88. However, since admission to Hospice she has not been lucid but who would be since nourishment and fluids have been denied since March 28, 2005. Also adding to her confusion is that she is off her regular medicines and is on a dose of Ativan and Morphine. Without food or water her electrolytes and body chemistry is not within its proper parameters. If her condition is not given major public attention soon, she will die, not by divine cause but by the omission of assistance by man. WE MUST GET Mae moved to UAB Medical ASAP
Resources:Probate Judge Donald Boyd (706) 883-1690)…
Court CASE NUMBER: Estate 138-05
Attorney for saving Mae’s life: Jack Kirby, Kirby & Roberts, (706) 884-2992***
Thursday, April 07, 2005
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Press release from District 6 Medical Examiner Office re: Terri Schiavo
According to a District 6 Medical Examiner press release,since updated,"...Under Florida Law, the District Medical Examiner shall determine the cause of death in certain circumstances and family requests are immaterial in that determination. " Many questions will not be anwered until at least the autopsy report is made public in a few weeks, but the office states, "The examination of Mrs. Schiavo’s remains will include routine forensic autopsy procedures supplemented by postmortem radiographs and a thorough neuropathology examination by a Board certified Neuropathologist."
It is sad and incomprehensible that Michael Schiavo seems to be wallowing in acrimony as he would not allow the family to be with her during her final moments, nor release the body to the Schindler family for a Catholic Burial Mass, and, as reported on Glenn Beck's radio show on The Big Talker 1210, not even give them a lock of her hair.
It is sad and incomprehensible that Michael Schiavo seems to be wallowing in acrimony as he would not allow the family to be with her during her final moments, nor release the body to the Schindler family for a Catholic Burial Mass, and, as reported on Glenn Beck's radio show on The Big Talker 1210, not even give them a lock of her hair.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Culture of Life
"Life, one's own and that of others
cannot be disposed of at will:
it belongs to the Author of life.
Love inspires the
culture of life,
while selfishness inspires the
culture of death." -Pope John Paul II
An inspiration to all in his devotion to the Lord and his ability to stay true to the
Gospel and overturn unjust laws. May he continue to guide us from his holy berth with God.
Thank you John Paul II, faithful servant.
cannot be disposed of at will:
it belongs to the Author of life.
Love inspires the
culture of life,
while selfishness inspires the
culture of death." -Pope John Paul II
An inspiration to all in his devotion to the Lord and his ability to stay true to the
Gospel and overturn unjust laws. May he continue to guide us from his holy berth with God.
Thank you John Paul II, faithful servant.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Well done, good and faithful servant
John Paul II has let go of his life here on earth.
I imagine Terri holding open the door for him.
God bless them both.
I imagine Terri holding open the door for him.
God bless them both.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Our deepest sympathies
Dear Schindler family,
Words cannot express our heartfelt sorrow at Terri's passing.
Our hearts break for you during this tragedy and complete travesty of justice.
We cannot fathom the thought of her death, and the scope of its consequences. We share in only a small fraction of your pain, and wish you privacy and peace as you bear your grief under public scrutiny.
Please know that we will continue to keep you in our prayers and will work to end injustices such as this.
God Bless you. May God bring you comfort and strength.
Words cannot express our heartfelt sorrow at Terri's passing.
Our hearts break for you during this tragedy and complete travesty of justice.
We cannot fathom the thought of her death, and the scope of its consequences. We share in only a small fraction of your pain, and wish you privacy and peace as you bear your grief under public scrutiny.
Please know that we will continue to keep you in our prayers and will work to end injustices such as this.
God Bless you. May God bring you comfort and strength.
Final Review
This is a copy of a fax sent to the ME in Pinellas County. Feel free to copy, edit and send it on yourself. It was reported to Glenn Beck on the radio that forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht was refused permission to sit in on the autopsy on Terri Schindler Schiavo. If she was unable to obtain justice during her life, we can try to achieve it after her death. God bless Terri and her family.
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April 1, 2005
Dear Dr.Thogmartin,
It has been reported in the press that a full and complete objective autopsy is not going to be performed.
According to the Medical Examiner's department mission statement posted at: http://www.co.pinellas.fl.us/forensics/default.html , the mission of the Sixth District medical examiner's office ...requires the utmost objectivity irrespective of personal beliefs or emotional attachment to the circumstances of any particular case.
As it is in the Department's own Mission Statement, we trust that you would extend professional courtesy to those in your field, such as Dr. Cyril Wecht, who reportedly have asked to be permitted to observe and lend their expertise to this particular autopsy. It is of no benefit to Ms. Schiavo or her family to do an incomplete autopsy without addressing any of the lingering questions regarding many possible bone fractures, and of little benefit to ONLY study the brain and provide limited review of the complete body. It would have been a far more accurate assessment to test her brain function BEFORE her death than attempt to determine level of activity after her death.
Judge Greer has not allowed an MRI or PET Scan. PET scans are of no value post mortem, but MRI may have some limited benefit, in addition to the physical autopsy, particularly for small, old injuries to ligaments and muscles that would be consistent with a trauma that occurred due to a crime (e.g. strangulation or abuse) if one had occurred.
Despite the currently accepted rationale for her initial "event", evidence on postmortem examination may reveal that Terri Schiavo was the victim of a crime many years ago.
It would also seem prudent to allow an objective observer, with no connection to the county, the Schiavos or the Schindlers to dispel any rumors of impropriety or incompleteness regarding the autopsy.
If there are perpetrators of a crime covering something up, they will not want such an examination done. They will be afraid of justice.
Please give Ms. Schiavo and her family closure to a tragic situation and ensure that a proper investigation and complete autopsy will be performed. Include unbiased observers of those in your field to add credibility to the review and dispel any lingering questions. It is the only way to guarantee ..."the utmost objectivity."
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April 1, 2005
Dear Dr.Thogmartin,
It has been reported in the press that a full and complete objective autopsy is not going to be performed.
According to the Medical Examiner's department mission statement posted at: http://www.co.pinellas.fl.us/forensics/default.html , the mission of the Sixth District medical examiner's office ...requires the utmost objectivity irrespective of personal beliefs or emotional attachment to the circumstances of any particular case.
As it is in the Department's own Mission Statement, we trust that you would extend professional courtesy to those in your field, such as Dr. Cyril Wecht, who reportedly have asked to be permitted to observe and lend their expertise to this particular autopsy. It is of no benefit to Ms. Schiavo or her family to do an incomplete autopsy without addressing any of the lingering questions regarding many possible bone fractures, and of little benefit to ONLY study the brain and provide limited review of the complete body. It would have been a far more accurate assessment to test her brain function BEFORE her death than attempt to determine level of activity after her death.
Judge Greer has not allowed an MRI or PET Scan. PET scans are of no value post mortem, but MRI may have some limited benefit, in addition to the physical autopsy, particularly for small, old injuries to ligaments and muscles that would be consistent with a trauma that occurred due to a crime (e.g. strangulation or abuse) if one had occurred.
Despite the currently accepted rationale for her initial "event", evidence on postmortem examination may reveal that Terri Schiavo was the victim of a crime many years ago.
It would also seem prudent to allow an objective observer, with no connection to the county, the Schiavos or the Schindlers to dispel any rumors of impropriety or incompleteness regarding the autopsy.
If there are perpetrators of a crime covering something up, they will not want such an examination done. They will be afraid of justice.
Please give Ms. Schiavo and her family closure to a tragic situation and ensure that a proper investigation and complete autopsy will be performed. Include unbiased observers of those in your field to add credibility to the review and dispel any lingering questions. It is the only way to guarantee ..."the utmost objectivity."
Important Contact Information
Re: HR 1151 / US S 539Please contact your US Congressman and Senator and urge support of USHR 1151 = House Resolution 1151 and US S 539 - US Senate Bill 539 'TheIncapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act'
Sample message:House Rep / Senator XXXXX,
With regards to representative Weldon's proposed bill 1151 (see abovefor correct designations) titled the Incapacitated Person's LegalProtection Act, I encourage you to give this favorable consideration. Clearly, state Circuit Courts are not applying the law appropriately in a number of cases throughout the United States as it relates to vulnerable and incapacitated persons and their retained rights.
A measure like bill 1151 would give these innocent people a Federal avenue of review that we consider a retained right of criminals. I believe the rights of the disabled amongst us should be no less vigorously defended than the rights of those who have broken the law. I also believe that without such Federal protection, cases such as these will grow more complicated and burdensome on the state courts and innocent lives will be lost.
Please do the right thing for America's disabled and give your unwavering favorable consideration to this act.
There is an 800 number for the Congressmen and Senators: U.S. Senators and Congressmembers, etc. http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml
New toll free numbers to call US Senators and Congressmembers:(888) 355-3588 OR
(877) 762-8762
DCF Contact information:
Website:
http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/
Address:
1317 Winewood Blvd.Building 1, Room 202Tallahassee, FL32399-0700
Email: dcf-osc@dcf.state.fl.us
Phone: 1-850-487-1111
Fax: 1-850-922-2993
Sample message:House Rep / Senator XXXXX,
With regards to representative Weldon's proposed bill 1151 (see abovefor correct designations) titled the Incapacitated Person's LegalProtection Act, I encourage you to give this favorable consideration. Clearly, state Circuit Courts are not applying the law appropriately in a number of cases throughout the United States as it relates to vulnerable and incapacitated persons and their retained rights.
A measure like bill 1151 would give these innocent people a Federal avenue of review that we consider a retained right of criminals. I believe the rights of the disabled amongst us should be no less vigorously defended than the rights of those who have broken the law. I also believe that without such Federal protection, cases such as these will grow more complicated and burdensome on the state courts and innocent lives will be lost.
Please do the right thing for America's disabled and give your unwavering favorable consideration to this act.
There is an 800 number for the Congressmen and Senators: U.S. Senators and Congressmembers, etc. http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml
New toll free numbers to call US Senators and Congressmembers:(888) 355-3588 OR
(877) 762-8762
DCF Contact information:
Website:
http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/
Address:
1317 Winewood Blvd.Building 1, Room 202Tallahassee, FL32399-0700
Email: dcf-osc@dcf.state.fl.us
Phone: 1-850-487-1111
Fax: 1-850-922-2993
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Terri's struggle for life has ended this morning.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Mary, Our Mother
Good Friday I went to Church to plant flowers by the statue of the Blessed Mother to help beautify the parish grounds for Easter. Although I never really thought about Easter in relation to Mary, that changed after a few minutes of contemplation.
I was in no small way, struck by the fact that both Jesus's Mother, and Terri's mother, share the same first name.
They both watched their beloved child be punished for crimes they didn't commit.
Had great crowds rise up and slander their child.
Had courts declare them guilty.
People screaming for their deaths.
Suffering, watching, unable to help.
I pray our Mother Mary in Heaven, can help Mary here on earth.
I was in no small way, struck by the fact that both Jesus's Mother, and Terri's mother, share the same first name.
They both watched their beloved child be punished for crimes they didn't commit.
Had great crowds rise up and slander their child.
Had courts declare them guilty.
People screaming for their deaths.
Suffering, watching, unable to help.
I pray our Mother Mary in Heaven, can help Mary here on earth.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Unconditional Love
Comments regarding politicial maneuvering and coverups are obstructing the issue regarding the sanctity of life.
How valuable is life?
At what point do we consider it NOT valuable?
Even the person capable of making their own end of life decision needs to think about that.
Not everyone thinks the removal of Sun Hudson off life support was just. Don't ascribe motives to all that may be held by a select few. Some pro-life leaning people may be for the death penalty. Some pro-choice people (Susan Sarandon comes to mind) are anti-death penalty. Not everyone falls neatly into a category.
This case is NOT just about one person, and the government meddling in private business. If we were held to that standard there never would have been a civil rights movement. It essentially is about the VALUE of life.
The ONE good thing that will come out of her death is that she will finally experience unconditional love.
Pray without ceasing.
How valuable is life?
At what point do we consider it NOT valuable?
Even the person capable of making their own end of life decision needs to think about that.
Not everyone thinks the removal of Sun Hudson off life support was just. Don't ascribe motives to all that may be held by a select few. Some pro-life leaning people may be for the death penalty. Some pro-choice people (Susan Sarandon comes to mind) are anti-death penalty. Not everyone falls neatly into a category.
This case is NOT just about one person, and the government meddling in private business. If we were held to that standard there never would have been a civil rights movement. It essentially is about the VALUE of life.
The ONE good thing that will come out of her death is that she will finally experience unconditional love.
Pray without ceasing.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Family Barred from being with Terri
I just heard on WPHT 1210am *The Big Talker* that Terri's family has been barred for the last five hours from being with her. This was reported to Dom Giordano at approx. 8:00 pm by her uncle Mike Tamaro (not sure of the spelling).
How can this be possible? How can this be tolerated?
How is it possible everyone isn't screaming that it is a FELONY to deny her ORAL nutrition?Not talking heroic means here, but ordinary food and liquids like for us so-called normal folks.
I am seriously beginning to believe that it is NOT Terri who is brain damaged, but the rest of us.
How can this be possible? How can this be tolerated?
How is it possible everyone isn't screaming that it is a FELONY to deny her ORAL nutrition?Not talking heroic means here, but ordinary food and liquids like for us so-called normal folks.
I am seriously beginning to believe that it is NOT Terri who is brain damaged, but the rest of us.
Shut Shep Up, please!
copy of an email I sent to Shep and Fox News:
It is amazing the lies Shepard Smith is spewing.
I just heard the news conference where they discussed the neurologist seeing Terri. He saw Terri for ONE HOUR but was not permitted by the guardian to examine her. He did not see 'clips of tapes' he saw 2 out of the 6 tapes so far, and they are trying to get the rest. Her cortex or cerebrum is not liquid. Please follow the link to view the CT scan and a neurologist's comments. She would not be able to swallow (which she can), smile (which she does) or vocalize (also does) if her brain were liquified. Your brain must be liquified if you believe this drivel you are speaking.
The Guardian ad litem was dismissed early on in the court proceedings. Please see the timeline on http://www.terrisfight.org/ for reference. It at one point also was Judge Greer. How can he possibly act as her advocate AND rule on cases about her?
The doctors you speak of are "right to die" advocates. We all can get experts to testify to anything. But at least on Terri's side they are backed up with facts. The doctor you most frequently reference says her brain is continuing to degenerate. First, he is diagnosing her with one of the LOWEST level of technologies available to diagnose brain injury. 2nd why not obtain an MRI or MRA? How can he determine this continued deterioration without obtaining followup tests? Is he psychic?
Let's make a big leap and assume she did not want 'artificial' life support. (The quote in court testimony I believe is, "No tubes for me.") Take the tube out. Then congress would be out of it, the guardian would be satisfied that her 'wishes' are being met, and nobody is violating Terri's supposed right to privacy or right to die. Nowhere did she say, don't put food in my mouth.
And that is one of the most problematic points, why is she being denied food by mouth? She can swallow, as she swallows her own saliva and has been fed by caregivers in the past. It is a felony in Florida to withhold food (by mouth). Why is Judge Greer permitted to nullify the law and order this? If this were a minor, people would be screaming child abuse.
You also said Jeb was going to create a law. False. There is a statute in place that would allow an emergency protection order be placed on a vulnerable adult. Get your facts straight. You do all your viewers, whether for or against what is going on, a complete disservice.
Your comments sicken me as they are, without a doubt in my mind, complete and utter garbage. I actually had to mute the TV because I couldn't stand hearing you go on. Then I turned off the TV. You are out to make money and sensationalize and distort this story. Pity you can't research the issue and present accurate information.
I would love a comment back, but I highly doubt I will get one.
It is amazing the lies Shepard Smith is spewing.
I just heard the news conference where they discussed the neurologist seeing Terri. He saw Terri for ONE HOUR but was not permitted by the guardian to examine her. He did not see 'clips of tapes' he saw 2 out of the 6 tapes so far, and they are trying to get the rest. Her cortex or cerebrum is not liquid. Please follow the link to view the CT scan and a neurologist's comments. She would not be able to swallow (which she can), smile (which she does) or vocalize (also does) if her brain were liquified. Your brain must be liquified if you believe this drivel you are speaking.
The Guardian ad litem was dismissed early on in the court proceedings. Please see the timeline on http://www.terrisfight.org/ for reference. It at one point also was Judge Greer. How can he possibly act as her advocate AND rule on cases about her?
The doctors you speak of are "right to die" advocates. We all can get experts to testify to anything. But at least on Terri's side they are backed up with facts. The doctor you most frequently reference says her brain is continuing to degenerate. First, he is diagnosing her with one of the LOWEST level of technologies available to diagnose brain injury. 2nd why not obtain an MRI or MRA? How can he determine this continued deterioration without obtaining followup tests? Is he psychic?
Let's make a big leap and assume she did not want 'artificial' life support. (The quote in court testimony I believe is, "No tubes for me.") Take the tube out. Then congress would be out of it, the guardian would be satisfied that her 'wishes' are being met, and nobody is violating Terri's supposed right to privacy or right to die. Nowhere did she say, don't put food in my mouth.
And that is one of the most problematic points, why is she being denied food by mouth? She can swallow, as she swallows her own saliva and has been fed by caregivers in the past. It is a felony in Florida to withhold food (by mouth). Why is Judge Greer permitted to nullify the law and order this? If this were a minor, people would be screaming child abuse.
You also said Jeb was going to create a law. False. There is a statute in place that would allow an emergency protection order be placed on a vulnerable adult. Get your facts straight. You do all your viewers, whether for or against what is going on, a complete disservice.
Your comments sicken me as they are, without a doubt in my mind, complete and utter garbage. I actually had to mute the TV because I couldn't stand hearing you go on. Then I turned off the TV. You are out to make money and sensationalize and distort this story. Pity you can't research the issue and present accurate information.
I would love a comment back, but I highly doubt I will get one.
Gripping so tightly
I had the pleasure of taking my daughter for a walk yesterday.
It was a beautiful spring day with a bright blue sky and just a few clouds in the sky. I thanked God for the many gifts in my life, (not the least of which I was escorting down the sidewalk) and I noticed the differences between my life with my 15-month old little girl, and Mary Schindler and her little girl.
I put on her a coat and hat before our walk since there was a nip in the air and she has a slight cold. I imagined Mary would like to be able to clothe and care for her daughter as she wished, unrestricted.
We made our way slowly down the street. I imagined Mary would like to be able to take Terri out on a beautiful spring day, to have her feel the sun on her face, the breeze in her hair.
I had a sippy cup of milk in my pocket and I gave her a drink. I realized Mary is fighting to do the same, but is being prevented, by illegal court order of feeding her daughter by mouth.
I looked down at my daughter and noticed her fingers gripping so tightly her fingertips were white. Mine were curled protectively around hers, keeping her from falling, guiding her.
And I realized I was very much like Mary after all.
Neither one of us would ever let go. And neither should we be forced to.
May God bless the Schindler family.
It was a beautiful spring day with a bright blue sky and just a few clouds in the sky. I thanked God for the many gifts in my life, (not the least of which I was escorting down the sidewalk) and I noticed the differences between my life with my 15-month old little girl, and Mary Schindler and her little girl.
I put on her a coat and hat before our walk since there was a nip in the air and she has a slight cold. I imagined Mary would like to be able to clothe and care for her daughter as she wished, unrestricted.
We made our way slowly down the street. I imagined Mary would like to be able to take Terri out on a beautiful spring day, to have her feel the sun on her face, the breeze in her hair.
I had a sippy cup of milk in my pocket and I gave her a drink. I realized Mary is fighting to do the same, but is being prevented, by illegal court order of feeding her daughter by mouth.
I looked down at my daughter and noticed her fingers gripping so tightly her fingertips were white. Mine were curled protectively around hers, keeping her from falling, guiding her.
And I realized I was very much like Mary after all.
Neither one of us would ever let go. And neither should we be forced to.
May God bless the Schindler family.
National Living Will Database
This could be a new money making opportunity for some enterprising capitalist:
A National Living Will Database
What, with all these people calling up or posting they wouldn't want to live this way, we need a clearinghouse to track their end of life wishes and the media in which it was stated. Said it live on the radio, here's where to find the actual recording. Posted it on a blog? Here's the link. Said it while watching TV? Here's the hearsay evidence.
Heaven forbid we lose track of what someone might possibly have said while listening to the radio, while working on the computer or while watching the newest euthanasia movie and we inadvertently (gasp) feed and care for them until the end of their natural lives.
How barbaric. How selfish.
Heather ("she didn't look good so we better kill her") can be the first one on the list. Followed by the Schiavo family and their attorneys. Let's not forget Judge Greer, I would hope he would have done his living will by now. But since he seems to be making all the end of life decisions on other people, it may be fun just making something up and putting it in just for kicks.
I'll be sure to get mine in right away.
A National Living Will Database
What, with all these people calling up or posting they wouldn't want to live this way, we need a clearinghouse to track their end of life wishes and the media in which it was stated. Said it live on the radio, here's where to find the actual recording. Posted it on a blog? Here's the link. Said it while watching TV? Here's the hearsay evidence.
Heaven forbid we lose track of what someone might possibly have said while listening to the radio, while working on the computer or while watching the newest euthanasia movie and we inadvertently (gasp) feed and care for them until the end of their natural lives.
How barbaric. How selfish.
Heather ("she didn't look good so we better kill her") can be the first one on the list. Followed by the Schiavo family and their attorneys. Let's not forget Judge Greer, I would hope he would have done his living will by now. But since he seems to be making all the end of life decisions on other people, it may be fun just making something up and putting it in just for kicks.
I'll be sure to get mine in right away.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Just reported on FoxNews that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has appointed a 3-judge panel to review the case. They are unsure whether the attorneys will be able to have oral arguments or whether the panel just plans on following the paper trail. Let's hope either process will guarantee Terri a new trial in Federal Court.
In the meantime, contact the US AG at 202-353-1555 take Terri into protective custody and begin hydrating her while they hash this out in court.
Let's see if we can get more people to the Courthouse in Atlanta to hold a vigil.
And continue to pray...
In the meantime, contact the US AG at 202-353-1555 take Terri into protective custody and begin hydrating her while they hash this out in court.
Let's see if we can get more people to the Courthouse in Atlanta to hold a vigil.
And continue to pray...
Quality of Life Committee
I think it is time that a "Quality of Life " Committee be nominated. Apparently there are hundreds, possibly thousands of people that are suffering with substandard quality of life. It is time, therefore, that a few individuals step up to the plate and form a committee so that we can eliminate those who do not meet mininum standards.
Perhaps those that don't meet certain financial criteria can also be eliminated as their quality of life may be suspect. Why should people suffer without an SUV or plasma screen TV?
Too many children? Well, we have the abortion option, but if you have already made the mistake and had too many, well their quality of life may be suffering as they have to share clothes or toys. Euthanasia could be the answer.
God Help Us.
Perhaps those that don't meet certain financial criteria can also be eliminated as their quality of life may be suspect. Why should people suffer without an SUV or plasma screen TV?
Too many children? Well, we have the abortion option, but if you have already made the mistake and had too many, well their quality of life may be suffering as they have to share clothes or toys. Euthanasia could be the answer.
God Help Us.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Why NOT hand feed her??
CALL THEM UP NOW FAX Congressman Davis; Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz
AG Crist NOW
Ask why is the court intervening in oral nutrition? Why is she NOT allowed food by mouth?
I asked them to ask each Congressperson specifically to address why is it legal for Judge Greer to order she not be hand fed when she had taken food by mouth previously.
That would be MURDER -- a felony -- under FLORIDA state law. It is like sanctioning suicide. What would happen if miraculously she sat up and asked for a cheeseburger? Would they take it out of her hands?
AG Crist NOW
Ask why is the court intervening in oral nutrition? Why is she NOT allowed food by mouth?
I asked them to ask each Congressperson specifically to address why is it legal for Judge Greer to order she not be hand fed when she had taken food by mouth previously.
That would be MURDER -- a felony -- under FLORIDA state law. It is like sanctioning suicide. What would happen if miraculously she sat up and asked for a cheeseburger? Would they take it out of her hands?
Still in the Dark
I received an email response from Dr. Caplan. He is over-focused on the fact that the litigation has hung in the Florida courts for years. Apparently that makes the decisions constitutional and legally sound. I guess in his world there couldn't be any bad judges on the bench. We need to get back to work on having Judge Greer recused from the bench. Here is Dr. Caplan's brief reply and my response back. I am not going to be intimidated by a PhD.
Educated does not mean informed.
*********Reply from Dr. Caplan:
There have been more than 20 trials in this case over seven years. None gave credence to all the 'charges' against Michael Schiavo. the US Supreme Court has now turned the case down 4 times!! letting the Florida court decisions stand as accurate.
Congress is now making an utter mockery of the judicial system and of a
person's right to refuse medical care.
Arthur Caplan
****** My response back:
Dr. Caplan,
Wife who values the sanctity of marriage
Mom who tries to instill values in her children
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He replied once more:
>I have read the entire court proceedings. so have 34 different state and US Supreme court justices and judges. Congress is showing complete contempt for the courts as are you.
Arthur Caplan
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I wasn't willing to let it go....
Dr. Caplan,
Incompetent judges deserve our contempt in light of the hearsay evidence presented. You are getting caught up in legalism, as did the Pharisees in Jesus' time. They were just as wrong as you.
While you may believe I have no regard for the courts, I feel just as strongly you have no regard for a human life, whose rights have been trampled by the courts.
Diane K
Educated does not mean informed.
*********Reply from Dr. Caplan:
There have been more than 20 trials in this case over seven years. None gave credence to all the 'charges' against Michael Schiavo. the US Supreme Court has now turned the case down 4 times!! letting the Florida court decisions stand as accurate.
Congress is now making an utter mockery of the judicial system and of a
person's right to refuse medical care.
Arthur Caplan
****** My response back:
Dr. Caplan,
I noticed you did not address any of my questions in my previous email but are stuck on your contention that the courts are making sound decisions based on your assumption they are hearing the evidence fairly. The length of time this case has spent in the courts should not add value or rightness to the decisions made. They need to be evaluated own their own merit.
Fairness has not been the case, as the primary judge in most of these decisions has thrown out the evidence without review,disregarded facts, or not even ruled on some of the motions. He is not holding this particular guardian accountable for his violations of the state of Florida's guardianship laws. The simple fact that Judge Greer has ordered her NOT to be hand fed after the tube was pulled should be suspect, as nurses have previously reported she was able to swallow and enjoy milkshakes and jello prior to her rehabilitation being halted by her guardian.
You would be more ethically honest if you took more than a cursory look at the decisions made by the courts and reviewed the facts more thoroughly. Please see The Empire Journal for several points on this topic, as well as the myriad of information on Terri's Fight or Blogs For Terri which gleans their information from court documents and a variety of news sources.
Unless of course, your position as Director of Bio-Ethics requires you to have a closed mind. Then you are on the right track.
Diane K
Concerned American CitizenWife who values the sanctity of marriage
Mom who tries to instill values in her children
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He replied once more:
>I have read the entire court proceedings. so have 34 different state and US Supreme court justices and judges. Congress is showing complete contempt for the courts as are you.
Arthur Caplan
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I wasn't willing to let it go....
Dr. Caplan,
Incompetent judges deserve our contempt in light of the hearsay evidence presented. You are getting caught up in legalism, as did the Pharisees in Jesus' time. They were just as wrong as you.
While you may believe I have no regard for the courts, I feel just as strongly you have no regard for a human life, whose rights have been trampled by the courts.
Diane K
Bio-ethics or BS? You be the Judge!
Below is an email I sent to Dr. Caplan after reading his article regarding Terri. I had the misfortune to be stuck on hold listening to him today while waiting to talk to Joe Watkins on 1210The Big Talker am radio. While I respect his level of education, I do not respect his opinion about Terri.
Dr. Caplan,
Since marriage is a sacred trust between a husband and a wife, isn't that trust broken between Michael and Terri by his obvious infidelities? Or can he now be called a bigamist since in reality, he has a common-law wife?
Perhaps some of the tough questions were answered, but in many cases, ignored, and evidence unreviewed, over and over again by the SAME court. Why has the Judge never personally seen Terri? How can a Doctor diagnose PVS without the proper tests? How can that diagnosis be disputed by dozens of Doctors yet disregarded by the Court? Is it ethical to deny her standard rehabilitation? Why was her rehab halted after the malpractice lawsuits won? Is it ethical that her money is being used to kill her rather than any attempt at rehabilitation?
Let's assume, for argument's sake, that she did not wish to live on 'artificial life support.' Pull the tube and let her be hand fed. Then your view that the husband's right to decide is met and Terri's alleged wish is satisfied. (Verified in reality only by Michael and HIS family members, NOT her friends). Judge Greer has ordered that she not be hand fed. Or are we now also considering oral nourishment artificial? How can a Judge's order that she not be hand fed once the tube is pulled be considered ethical? Or legal? Or humane? If it is, why don't we starve the inmates on death row and spare the taxpayers the expense of possibly a few weeks of meals?
Perhaps you need to look at a few more sources for your facts. I would suggest, www.terrisfight.org (the timeline is a good place to start) or http://www.bendegrow.com/wp-trackback.php/645 which is a great blog synopsis of the many inconsistencies in this case and her treatment.
I find your odd twist on semantics troubling. We are not 'letting' Terri die, we are forcing her to. Big difference.
Dr. Caplan,
Since marriage is a sacred trust between a husband and a wife, isn't that trust broken between Michael and Terri by his obvious infidelities? Or can he now be called a bigamist since in reality, he has a common-law wife?
Perhaps some of the tough questions were answered, but in many cases, ignored, and evidence unreviewed, over and over again by the SAME court. Why has the Judge never personally seen Terri? How can a Doctor diagnose PVS without the proper tests? How can that diagnosis be disputed by dozens of Doctors yet disregarded by the Court? Is it ethical to deny her standard rehabilitation? Why was her rehab halted after the malpractice lawsuits won? Is it ethical that her money is being used to kill her rather than any attempt at rehabilitation?
Let's assume, for argument's sake, that she did not wish to live on 'artificial life support.' Pull the tube and let her be hand fed. Then your view that the husband's right to decide is met and Terri's alleged wish is satisfied. (Verified in reality only by Michael and HIS family members, NOT her friends). Judge Greer has ordered that she not be hand fed. Or are we now also considering oral nourishment artificial? How can a Judge's order that she not be hand fed once the tube is pulled be considered ethical? Or legal? Or humane? If it is, why don't we starve the inmates on death row and spare the taxpayers the expense of possibly a few weeks of meals?
Perhaps you need to look at a few more sources for your facts. I would suggest, www.terrisfight.org (the timeline is a good place to start) or http://www.bendegrow.com/wp-trackback.php/645 which is a great blog synopsis of the many inconsistencies in this case and her treatment.
I find your odd twist on semantics troubling. We are not 'letting' Terri die, we are forcing her to. Big difference.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
The Last Thing for Terri ?
I just heard a news clip on the radio of Michael Schiavo speaking where he stated, "This is the last thing I can do for Terri...". How chilling.
Let the last thing we do be consistent with God's will. Stop this barbaric act. Let her be fed. Let her be loved.
www.terrisfight.org
www.helpterri.org
Let the last thing we do be consistent with God's will. Stop this barbaric act. Let her be fed. Let her be loved.
www.terrisfight.org
www.helpterri.org
God Help Us All
Michael Schiavo supporters were also protesting outside of the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park where Terri Schindler Schiavo is warehoused. According to Pro-death activist and Michael 'Let's starve my wife to death' Schiavo supporter Leddy Hammock: "I think that 15 years is long enough. I can't imagine any of us wanting to be in her position. Sometimes the greater love is the love is the love that can let go," Leddy Hammock observed.
I don't believe any one of us would WANT to be in her position, but as Proverbs 24:11-12 states:Rescue those who are being dragged to death, and from those tottering to execution withdraw not.12 If you say, "I know not this man!" does not he who tests hearts perceive it? He who guards your life knows it, and he will repay each one according to his deeds."
While on the surface it may seem her family is being "selfish", have you really reviewed the entire chain of events? Can you really not question the motive of individuals that forsake their marriage vows, and then seek to starve and dehydrate their spouse while committing adultery? Not only is her feeding tube withdrawn, her family is not permitted to hand feed her.
It is a sad testimony to the culture of death and self-centeredness that we cannot suffer with any physical or mental disability. We are FORCING, **NOT** **allowing ** her death, and it is time that it be stopped. She is one of God's children. And we will all be judged for our deeds in allowing this to happen.
Please rethink your position and support of this murder. It is barbaric and wrong. 15 years is too long to allow her to be deprived of normal rehabilitation and the love of her family. It is time for Michael Schiavo to let go.
I don't believe any one of us would WANT to be in her position, but as Proverbs 24:11-12 states:Rescue those who are being dragged to death, and from those tottering to execution withdraw not.12 If you say, "I know not this man!" does not he who tests hearts perceive it? He who guards your life knows it, and he will repay each one according to his deeds."
While on the surface it may seem her family is being "selfish", have you really reviewed the entire chain of events? Can you really not question the motive of individuals that forsake their marriage vows, and then seek to starve and dehydrate their spouse while committing adultery? Not only is her feeding tube withdrawn, her family is not permitted to hand feed her.
It is a sad testimony to the culture of death and self-centeredness that we cannot suffer with any physical or mental disability. We are FORCING, **NOT** **allowing ** her death, and it is time that it be stopped. She is one of God's children. And we will all be judged for our deeds in allowing this to happen.
Please rethink your position and support of this murder. It is barbaric and wrong. 15 years is too long to allow her to be deprived of normal rehabilitation and the love of her family. It is time for Michael Schiavo to let go.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Keep Hope Alive. Pray without ceasing.
Keep up the phone calls, emails, letters, prayers and vigils. Contact senators and congressmen now. www.helpterri.com with phone information and preformed, editable text emails.
Don't give up hope.
Don't give up hope.
We cry for Terri
As the Florida courts blatantly disregard the many inconsistencies in Terri's case and the trampling of her constitutional right to life, we, who have prayed, blogged and called on her behalf, continue to fight. We cry for Terri. And we continue to pray.
Proverbs 24:11-12
11 Rescue those who are being dragged to death, and from those tottering to execution withdraw not.12 If you say, "I know not this man!" does not he who tests hearts perceive it? He who guards your life knows it, and he will repay each one according to his deeds.
Thank you to the Common Room for this Bible quote.
Proverbs 24:11-12
11 Rescue those who are being dragged to death, and from those tottering to execution withdraw not.12 If you say, "I know not this man!" does not he who tests hearts perceive it? He who guards your life knows it, and he will repay each one according to his deeds.
Thank you to the Common Room for this Bible quote.
Senators blocking passage of Terri's Law
Barbara Boxer-- (D)-Calif
Washington D.C.112 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510(202) 224-3553Sacramento501 I Street, Suite 7-600Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 448-2787(916) 448-2563 faxSan Francisco1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240San Francisco, CA 94111(415) 403-0100(415) 956-6701 faxLos Angeles312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1748Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) 894-5000(213) 894-5042 faxFresno1130 O Street, Suite 2450Fresno, CA 93721(559) 497-5109(559) 497-5111 faxSan Diego600 B Street, Suite 2240San Diego, CA 92101(619) 239-3884(619) 239-5719 faxInland Empire201 North E Street, Suite 210San Bernardino, CA 92401(909) 888-8525(909) 888-8613 fax
Ron Wyden
(D)-Ore. (202)224-5244
Carl Levin (D)-Mich
WASHINGTON
269 Russell Office BuildingU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510-2202Phone (202) 224-6221Fax (202) 224-13888:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Washington D.C.112 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510(202) 224-3553Sacramento501 I Street, Suite 7-600Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 448-2787(916) 448-2563 faxSan Francisco1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240San Francisco, CA 94111(415) 403-0100(415) 956-6701 faxLos Angeles312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1748Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) 894-5000(213) 894-5042 faxFresno1130 O Street, Suite 2450Fresno, CA 93721(559) 497-5109(559) 497-5111 faxSan Diego600 B Street, Suite 2240San Diego, CA 92101(619) 239-3884(619) 239-5719 faxInland Empire201 North E Street, Suite 210San Bernardino, CA 92401(909) 888-8525(909) 888-8613 fax
Ron Wyden
(D)-Ore. (202)224-5244
Carl Levin (D)-Mich
WASHINGTON
269 Russell Office BuildingU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510-2202Phone (202) 224-6221Fax (202) 224-13888:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Contact Majority Leader Tom DeLay
Contact House of Representative Majority Leader Tom DeLay and urge him to NOT delay the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act. (excuse the pun) Use this address as the other address is for his District.
http://www.majorityleader.gov/CONTACT.ASP?a=form
http://www.majorityleader.gov/CONTACT.ASP?a=form
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Courts = God ?!?
Why is it that some people automatically assume that the Courts fairly reviewed all information before them and their judgments should not be questioned or reviewed? I received the following response from Representative Charlie Dent regarding a previous email I sent. Below it is a response I sent back to him. I almost didn't reply as I was a bit initimidated at first by his email. But since this issue has me trapped in an obsessive zeal to see justice done, I could not just let it go. Her life is at stake, not to mention the trauma this is causing her family. If there is anything more that I missed, please feel free to comment. Keep up the prayers.
Dear Kratz Family,
Thank you for contacting me to express your thoughts about the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act. I appreciate the time you have taken to share your views with me on this important matter. The Schiavo case, the litigation that inspired this legislation, is truly tragic. However, it was a matter that was fully litigated in the state courts of Florida. The problem, of course, was that Ms. Schiavo became incapacitated without having executed a living will. As a result, the state courts were left to determine her testamentary intent. To do this, they heard evidence presented by the two parties to the litigation Ms. Schiavo's husband on the one hand, and her parents on the other as well as the arguments of guardians appointed to represent ONLY the interests of Ms. Schiavo herself. After hearing all of the evidence, the courts made their determination with regard to Terri Schiavo's last wishes. Moreover, after that litigation had concluded, the Florida legislature also weighed in on this matter. Their decision to enact legislation to stay the proceedings was ultimately determined to be unconstitutional by both the Florida Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court (which refused to accept certiorari on the matter).
It is possible that this issue will be considered by the House of Representatives in the near future. Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns with me. I will be taking your views into account in deciding how to vote on the Act, should it come to the floor of the House. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any additional questions or comments that you may have regarding this or any other federal matter.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Charles W. Dent
Member of Congress
CWD/cl
Dear Representative Dent,
Thank you for your time and response to my request for review of this proposed legislation.
There was a material mistake in the body of your letter in that the Guardian ad Litem was dismissed in June of 1999, and it was AFTER that fact that her guardian (estranged husband Michael Schiavo) then petitioned to have her food and hydration removed. There was no one (other than her parents and siblings) fighting for her, and more pointedly, no court representative to argue or support her interests. It may help to review information on www.terrisfight.org (timeline) or a great synopsis of the controversies surrounding this case on http://bendegrow.com/index.php?p=645.
This is an urgent matter as her feeding tube is scheduled to be pulled Friday March 18th at 1pm, and the judge has also ordered she not be hand fed. http://www.theempirejournal.com/03090501_judge_rules_no_food.htm
She does not have the luxury of waiting as each day without nourishment carries her closer to certain death or a more unstable future. She needs to begin receiving standard, normal rehabilitation that she has long been denied. And her family should be given that chance. Her guardian's motives appear suspect. Let's not make the unanswered questions moot by causing her death before they can be adequately answered and before she can receive proper care.
Thank you.
Dear Kratz Family,
Thank you for contacting me to express your thoughts about the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act. I appreciate the time you have taken to share your views with me on this important matter. The Schiavo case, the litigation that inspired this legislation, is truly tragic. However, it was a matter that was fully litigated in the state courts of Florida. The problem, of course, was that Ms. Schiavo became incapacitated without having executed a living will. As a result, the state courts were left to determine her testamentary intent. To do this, they heard evidence presented by the two parties to the litigation Ms. Schiavo's husband on the one hand, and her parents on the other as well as the arguments of guardians appointed to represent ONLY the interests of Ms. Schiavo herself. After hearing all of the evidence, the courts made their determination with regard to Terri Schiavo's last wishes. Moreover, after that litigation had concluded, the Florida legislature also weighed in on this matter. Their decision to enact legislation to stay the proceedings was ultimately determined to be unconstitutional by both the Florida Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court (which refused to accept certiorari on the matter).
It is possible that this issue will be considered by the House of Representatives in the near future. Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns with me. I will be taking your views into account in deciding how to vote on the Act, should it come to the floor of the House. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any additional questions or comments that you may have regarding this or any other federal matter.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Charles W. Dent
Member of Congress
CWD/cl
Dear Representative Dent,
Thank you for your time and response to my request for review of this proposed legislation.
There was a material mistake in the body of your letter in that the Guardian ad Litem was dismissed in June of 1999, and it was AFTER that fact that her guardian (estranged husband Michael Schiavo) then petitioned to have her food and hydration removed. There was no one (other than her parents and siblings) fighting for her, and more pointedly, no court representative to argue or support her interests. It may help to review information on www.terrisfight.org (timeline) or a great synopsis of the controversies surrounding this case on http://bendegrow.com/index.php?p=645.
This is an urgent matter as her feeding tube is scheduled to be pulled Friday March 18th at 1pm, and the judge has also ordered she not be hand fed. http://www.theempirejournal.com/03090501_judge_rules_no_food.htm
She does not have the luxury of waiting as each day without nourishment carries her closer to certain death or a more unstable future. She needs to begin receiving standard, normal rehabilitation that she has long been denied. And her family should be given that chance. Her guardian's motives appear suspect. Let's not make the unanswered questions moot by causing her death before they can be adequately answered and before she can receive proper care.
Thank you.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
"Terry will not be starved to death. Her nutrition and hydration will be taken away."
As stated by Michael Schiavo, removing her feeding tube and denying her oral food or water is not starving her to death. Can someone please explain what we would call this? He claims that his 'promise' to her is important and he wants to honor that. Can someone please remind him of his promise to love, honor and protect her until death do them part? Or how about the promise he made during the malpractice trial to care for her until death?
He is worried that 'Big Brother' is going to step in and trample her consitutional rights. What about her constitutional right to life? Where is her equal protection provided to all citizens?
Convicted criminals retain greater rights, why deny Terri? ..."But you know, it's been 15 years."
Let's talk to her family about that.
He is worried that 'Big Brother' is going to step in and trample her consitutional rights. What about her constitutional right to life? Where is her equal protection provided to all citizens?
Convicted criminals retain greater rights, why deny Terri? ..."But you know, it's been 15 years."
Let's talk to her family about that.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Time for a Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch has previously weighed in on Terri Schiavo's case. Perhaps they could be persuaded to investigate the apparent improprieties and alleged Medicare fraud between Judge Greer, Michael Schiavo and Attorney George Felos.
Offices can currently be found in the following locations:
Judicial Watch, Inc.
P.O. Box 96234Washington, DC 20077-7480
Tel: 888-JW-ETHIC
Fax: 202-646-5199
info@judicialwatch.org
Southern Regional Headquarters
100 S.E. 2nd Street
Bank of America TowerSuite 3920
Miami, FL 33131-2148
Tel: 305-349-2391
Fax: 305-374-9054
Western Regional Headquarters
2540 Huntington Drive
Suite 201
San Marino, CA 91108-2601
Tel: 626-287-4540
Fax: 626-237-2003
Southwestern Regional Headquarters
5735 Pineland Drive,
Suite 275
Dallas, TX 75231
Tel: 214-739-7188
Fax: 214-739-8873
Offices can currently be found in the following locations:
Judicial Watch, Inc.
P.O. Box 96234Washington, DC 20077-7480
Tel: 888-JW-ETHIC
Fax: 202-646-5199
info@judicialwatch.org
Southern Regional Headquarters
100 S.E. 2nd Street
Bank of America TowerSuite 3920
Miami, FL 33131-2148
Tel: 305-349-2391
Fax: 305-374-9054
Western Regional Headquarters
2540 Huntington Drive
Suite 201
San Marino, CA 91108-2601
Tel: 626-287-4540
Fax: 626-237-2003
Southwestern Regional Headquarters
5735 Pineland Drive,
Suite 275
Dallas, TX 75231
Tel: 214-739-7188
Fax: 214-739-8873
Caught on Death Row
To the Amnesty International USA staff:
Please note that the family and friends who are fighting for the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo feel she is on death row awaiting execution. She is an innocent victim caught up in a judicial nightmare in which she has no voice. Sound familiar? Think of the prisoners on death row awaiting execution, whose appeals are denied or evidence is ignored.
I recently read Sister Helen Prejean's newest book, "Death of Innocents" and was struck by the similarities in those two cases and Terri's. How much questionable and seemingly irrefutable evidence does the Sixth Circuit Court have to hear in order to take it seriously and stop the planned execution of this innocent disabled woman?
Please intervene before another life is lost and a terrible precedent is set for euthanasia.
Please note that the family and friends who are fighting for the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo feel she is on death row awaiting execution. She is an innocent victim caught up in a judicial nightmare in which she has no voice. Sound familiar? Think of the prisoners on death row awaiting execution, whose appeals are denied or evidence is ignored.
I recently read Sister Helen Prejean's newest book, "Death of Innocents" and was struck by the similarities in those two cases and Terri's. How much questionable and seemingly irrefutable evidence does the Sixth Circuit Court have to hear in order to take it seriously and stop the planned execution of this innocent disabled woman?
Please intervene before another life is lost and a terrible precedent is set for euthanasia.
Monday, March 14, 2005
Judicial Circus
How can Judge George Greer say he is giving the Schindlers until March 18th to prove their legal motions have merit but yet deny them without a hearing? How can he, legally or morally be allowed to do this? Isn't this in direct violation of the Florida Code of Ethics Chapter 112.324?
Not to mention the order commanding no one is to feed her once the tube is removed.
Some people ask that she "die with dignity." How is starvation and dehydration dignified? Because she isn't able to ask for food she doesn't deserve food? What can they be thinking? How can they believe that enabling food intake is "artificial" or 'heroic'? How can a person remain as guardian if there is a question of abuse? It doesn't happen with children, why with a disabled adult? People accused of starving their children are indicted by a Grand Jury. How is it that the court is being permitted to order Terri's starvation, by both feeding tube and oral feeding?
Criminals often have greater rights than the victims. Why are Terri's rights being violated?
I pray that God will help her. Just imagine if the tube is pulled out, she sits up and demands food. What will happen then? A court order to smother her?
Not to mention the order commanding no one is to feed her once the tube is removed.
Some people ask that she "die with dignity." How is starvation and dehydration dignified? Because she isn't able to ask for food she doesn't deserve food? What can they be thinking? How can they believe that enabling food intake is "artificial" or 'heroic'? How can a person remain as guardian if there is a question of abuse? It doesn't happen with children, why with a disabled adult? People accused of starving their children are indicted by a Grand Jury. How is it that the court is being permitted to order Terri's starvation, by both feeding tube and oral feeding?
Criminals often have greater rights than the victims. Why are Terri's rights being violated?
I pray that God will help her. Just imagine if the tube is pulled out, she sits up and demands food. What will happen then? A court order to smother her?
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Contact Sheriff Coats 1-727-582-6459 Fax
Thank you to the blogger on bloggersforterri for the majority of this text. Added just a few thoughts to it.
Sheriff Coats:
This is to remind you that you are the senior law enforcement officer in your jurisdiction. The office of Sheriff was established that way so as to act on behalf of the PEOPLE, as opposed to government.
In the matter of the court ordered execution of Terri Schiavo on Friday, March 18, 2005, you have the solemn duty to be certain that is a LEGAL order.
In Terri's case, under Florida statutes, withholding water (and food) from a conscious, non-vegetative disabled person is a FELONY.
Here are the words of Governor Jeb Bush from his amicus brief on behalf of Terri in October, 2003:
"The Governor submits this memorandum to ensure that the Court consider the critical distinction between removing artificial life support and the deliberate killing of a human being by starvation and dehydration.
"These are two different actions. The first is performed according to state law and is allowed under Florida's constitutional right to privacy."
"The second is prohibited by the right to life enshrined in the Florida and federal Constitutions. . ."
"As Terri's death may be proximately caused not by the removal oflife-prolonging procedures, but the denial of oral sustenance, forbidding the provision of oral sustenance would create an unnecessary conflict with Florida statutory law..."
". . . natural oral feeding is not a life-prolonging procedure under Florida law.
"An incapacitated person retains certain enumerated rights under Section 744.3215, Florida Statutes (2003).
"That section clearly and separately delineates which rights are retained by the ward [Terri] (Section 744.3215(1));
"which rights may be removed by the court (Section 744.3215(4));
"which rights may be delegated to the guardian (Section 744.3215(3)); and "which rights the guardian may not exercise without first obtaining specific authority from the court (Section 744.325(4))."
That text and more from the amicus brief may be quickly viewed at this web site:www.terrisfight.org as well as the newest legislation being proposed, the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act.
Since Terri is NOT in a "permanent vegetative state", CLEARLY the law is about to be broken regardless of what a judge or appeals board says. They cannot nullify the law.
Sheriff Coats, THE WHOLE WORLD is watching, and the whole world has seen the video clips of a very responsive Terri Schiavo. If Judge Greer's court order makes it impossible for you to view those clips locally, you can see them here: www.terrisfight.org. As we would not want to execute a criminal if the courts had reasonable doubt, how can we allow a person be declared PVS by a Doctor who did not examine this person? How can we allow her to be executed when there are a dozen specialists claiming that she is NOT in PVS? There is more than enough reasonable doubt to question the diagnosis of PVS. As well as enough doubt as to question the reason for her collapse in 1990. Many doctors have stated it was not an electrolyte imbalance. Questions are brought forward regarding her many broken bones. These need to be investigated, not rejected by the court as another "ploy" by her parents to delay her execution.
It is obvious that you and the Florida Department of Children and Families have more than enough justification to act to put Terri under their custody while the many allegations of wrongdoing by Terri's husband Michael Schiavo are investigated. DCF has asked for a very reasonable period of 60 days to delay Terri's execution, and Judge Greer turned them down. If Ms. Schiavo were a minor child instead of a disabled adult, would Michael Schiavo be permitted to remain as her guardian? He does not provide standard rehabilitation, as opposed to heroic measures, to prevent muscle contractures, nor even dental care. How can this be allowed?
YOU **CAN** INTERVENE, and in fact, being a Sheriff, you are REQUIRED to intervene.
Don't allow your jurisdiction to be known best for torturing the disabled to death, Sheriff Coats. Think about how this will play out in your conscience for the rest of your life, and the consequences it may have on other disabled persons whose quality of life may not be up to a certain person’s standards. You are in the unique position of exercising your duty and becoming a hero, or turning away and taking part in a murder.
Sheriff Coats:
This is to remind you that you are the senior law enforcement officer in your jurisdiction. The office of Sheriff was established that way so as to act on behalf of the PEOPLE, as opposed to government.
In the matter of the court ordered execution of Terri Schiavo on Friday, March 18, 2005, you have the solemn duty to be certain that is a LEGAL order.
In Terri's case, under Florida statutes, withholding water (and food) from a conscious, non-vegetative disabled person is a FELONY.
Here are the words of Governor Jeb Bush from his amicus brief on behalf of Terri in October, 2003:
"The Governor submits this memorandum to ensure that the Court consider the critical distinction between removing artificial life support and the deliberate killing of a human being by starvation and dehydration.
"These are two different actions. The first is performed according to state law and is allowed under Florida's constitutional right to privacy."
"The second is prohibited by the right to life enshrined in the Florida and federal Constitutions. . ."
"As Terri's death may be proximately caused not by the removal oflife-prolonging procedures, but the denial of oral sustenance, forbidding the provision of oral sustenance would create an unnecessary conflict with Florida statutory law..."
". . . natural oral feeding is not a life-prolonging procedure under Florida law.
"An incapacitated person retains certain enumerated rights under Section 744.3215, Florida Statutes (2003).
"That section clearly and separately delineates which rights are retained by the ward [Terri] (Section 744.3215(1));
"which rights may be removed by the court (Section 744.3215(4));
"which rights may be delegated to the guardian (Section 744.3215(3)); and "which rights the guardian may not exercise without first obtaining specific authority from the court (Section 744.325(4))."
That text and more from the amicus brief may be quickly viewed at this web site:www.terrisfight.org as well as the newest legislation being proposed, the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act.
Since Terri is NOT in a "permanent vegetative state", CLEARLY the law is about to be broken regardless of what a judge or appeals board says. They cannot nullify the law.
Sheriff Coats, THE WHOLE WORLD is watching, and the whole world has seen the video clips of a very responsive Terri Schiavo. If Judge Greer's court order makes it impossible for you to view those clips locally, you can see them here: www.terrisfight.org. As we would not want to execute a criminal if the courts had reasonable doubt, how can we allow a person be declared PVS by a Doctor who did not examine this person? How can we allow her to be executed when there are a dozen specialists claiming that she is NOT in PVS? There is more than enough reasonable doubt to question the diagnosis of PVS. As well as enough doubt as to question the reason for her collapse in 1990. Many doctors have stated it was not an electrolyte imbalance. Questions are brought forward regarding her many broken bones. These need to be investigated, not rejected by the court as another "ploy" by her parents to delay her execution.
It is obvious that you and the Florida Department of Children and Families have more than enough justification to act to put Terri under their custody while the many allegations of wrongdoing by Terri's husband Michael Schiavo are investigated. DCF has asked for a very reasonable period of 60 days to delay Terri's execution, and Judge Greer turned them down. If Ms. Schiavo were a minor child instead of a disabled adult, would Michael Schiavo be permitted to remain as her guardian? He does not provide standard rehabilitation, as opposed to heroic measures, to prevent muscle contractures, nor even dental care. How can this be allowed?
YOU **CAN** INTERVENE, and in fact, being a Sheriff, you are REQUIRED to intervene.
Don't allow your jurisdiction to be known best for torturing the disabled to death, Sheriff Coats. Think about how this will play out in your conscience for the rest of your life, and the consequences it may have on other disabled persons whose quality of life may not be up to a certain person’s standards. You are in the unique position of exercising your duty and becoming a hero, or turning away and taking part in a murder.
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Important Contact Information
Toll free numbers to contact US Senators & Congressmen: 1-888-355-3588 or 1-877-762-8762 or send an email.
Urge them to support The Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (Terri's Law).
Contact Florida Speaker of the House of Reprsentatives, Allan Bense.
You may wish to urge the Roman Catholic Bishop of St. Petersburg to intervene on Terri's behalf.
May God Bless you in your efforts.
Urge them to support The Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (Terri's Law).
Contact Florida Speaker of the House of Reprsentatives, Allan Bense.
You may wish to urge the Roman Catholic Bishop of St. Petersburg to intervene on Terri's behalf.
May God Bless you in your efforts.
What Next? A pillow over her face?
Judge Rules No Food, Water For Schiavo
Sixth Circuit Court Judge George W. Greer doggedly continued his resolve to execute neurologically disabled Terri Schindler-Schiavo Tuesday, denying a motion by her parents to orally feed the disabled woman after the removal of her gastric feeding tube March 18 as he has ordered.
Unbelievable. Beyond all the other miracles I have been praying for, I wonder that if somehow she were to remain alive without her tube feed and no oral feeding, if he would slip into her room to end her life if she didn't die according to his timetable. Where is his moral compass? Pointing to hell?
Sixth Circuit Court Judge George W. Greer doggedly continued his resolve to execute neurologically disabled Terri Schindler-Schiavo Tuesday, denying a motion by her parents to orally feed the disabled woman after the removal of her gastric feeding tube March 18 as he has ordered.
Unbelievable. Beyond all the other miracles I have been praying for, I wonder that if somehow she were to remain alive without her tube feed and no oral feeding, if he would slip into her room to end her life if she didn't die according to his timetable. Where is his moral compass? Pointing to hell?
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Contact Florida House Speaker Allan Bense
House Speaker Allan Bense would like the best legal minds to look at the issue of Terri Schiavo. Wouldn't we all.
I think it stands to reason that it is clearly NOT Judge Greer as issue after issue is ignored or set aside by the court. Can we actually base an 'end of life wish' on hearsay? Can anyone explain why Terri is not receiving standard rehabilitation, if not to advance her chance of eating but to prevent muscle contractures or even tooth decay? Can anyone give me a valid reason as to why it is mandatory that Terri be cremated after her death? No pictures released until after her death? She can't be taken to her parents home? God help us, those people may try to feed her? What if she can swallow? Will there be a court order directing everyone to withhold all meals from her and not just the feeding tube? Does Judge Greer think that we will begin to hold vigils at her gravesite if her parents are permitted to bury her? Why no autopsy? To end this judicial circus once and for all? Really? Could it be that it would bring into sharp focus the judicial missteps in this "right to privacy" case? The fact that her collapse may have been caused by trauma, never investigated?
I would think that since a brain-damaged woman's life, and potentially, all disabled individuals lives may depend on this legislation being passed, contacting the courthouse immediately is in order, since the Speaker is not inclined to rush anything through. How can he sanction her death sentence and then review the facts? She needs rehabilitation NOW. She needs to be under the care and protection of her family. Not in a hospice facility under the control of a guardian who has spent more time and effort trying to extinguish her life than trying meaningful therapy to support her life. All life is sacred. Even those whose quality can be discounted or whose worth dismissed. She is loved. Let her experience it without the threat of enforced starvation at her door.
I think it stands to reason that it is clearly NOT Judge Greer as issue after issue is ignored or set aside by the court. Can we actually base an 'end of life wish' on hearsay? Can anyone explain why Terri is not receiving standard rehabilitation, if not to advance her chance of eating but to prevent muscle contractures or even tooth decay? Can anyone give me a valid reason as to why it is mandatory that Terri be cremated after her death? No pictures released until after her death? She can't be taken to her parents home? God help us, those people may try to feed her? What if she can swallow? Will there be a court order directing everyone to withhold all meals from her and not just the feeding tube? Does Judge Greer think that we will begin to hold vigils at her gravesite if her parents are permitted to bury her? Why no autopsy? To end this judicial circus once and for all? Really? Could it be that it would bring into sharp focus the judicial missteps in this "right to privacy" case? The fact that her collapse may have been caused by trauma, never investigated?
I would think that since a brain-damaged woman's life, and potentially, all disabled individuals lives may depend on this legislation being passed, contacting the courthouse immediately is in order, since the Speaker is not inclined to rush anything through. How can he sanction her death sentence and then review the facts? She needs rehabilitation NOW. She needs to be under the care and protection of her family. Not in a hospice facility under the control of a guardian who has spent more time and effort trying to extinguish her life than trying meaningful therapy to support her life. All life is sacred. Even those whose quality can be discounted or whose worth dismissed. She is loved. Let her experience it without the threat of enforced starvation at her door.
Contact the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg & Your Legislators NOW!
The Bishop has an email address: Communicate@dosp.org to send comments regarding this issue. He addressed it previously on August 12, 2003, but it is a situation that needs repeated and close scrutiny to ascertain the facts of the case.
In a society that places little value on life and expends a great deal of effort trying to eradicated God from the public forum, I place little faith in the courts. In God We Trust. Let your legislators know this issue is important to you!
Friday, March 04, 2005
Letter to Rep. Charlie Dent re Terri's Law
Thank you for your service to our District. I would like to ask for your strong support of the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (Terri's Law) to prevent the enforced murder of Terri Schindler Schiavo. If you have a moment, please review the document filed on her behalf from the Department of Children & Families in Florida at http://www.tampabays10.com/pdfs/DCFintervene1.pdf
It details the alleged mistreatment of Terri Schiavo by her guardian. It is inconceivable that a guardian who does not allow normal rehabilitation (as opposed to heroic measures) is permitted to remain as her guardian when he apparently has a vested interest in her death.
People ask that she be allowed to "die with dignity". When did the enforced starvation and dehydration of a disabled woman become a dignified death? How can the courts and the government allow this to happen? Please give Terri another voice and pass this legislation immediately.
Thank you for your time.
It details the alleged mistreatment of Terri Schiavo by her guardian. It is inconceivable that a guardian who does not allow normal rehabilitation (as opposed to heroic measures) is permitted to remain as her guardian when he apparently has a vested interest in her death.
People ask that she be allowed to "die with dignity". When did the enforced starvation and dehydration of a disabled woman become a dignified death? How can the courts and the government allow this to happen? Please give Terri another voice and pass this legislation immediately.
Thank you for your time.
Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (Terri's Law)
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU05C03
Congress Steps in on Terri Schiavo Case
Congressman David Weldon (R-FL), a medical doctor, plans to introduce legislation titled the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (Terri's Law), which will hopefully help save Terri Schiavo's life. The legislation would give Terri and others in similar situations the same constitutional protection of due process as death row inmates. Already this week, attorneys for Terri's parents have filed six different motions to help save their daughter, all of which are now on appeal. Dr. Weldon's legislation would allow Terri to have her own counsel who can argue her case, a right given to any criminal in the United States. Terri is, of course, not a criminal but a woman fighting for her life. As Terri's fight intensifies, I cannot be more frank on the fate of this poor woman if her husband has his way. If Terri's feeding tubes are removed, she will face a slow death through starvation, which can take anywhere from 7 to 30 days. Terri's parents, as do Congressman Weldon and I, truly believe Terri is alive and deserves to continue living. Please call, e-mail, AND fax your U.S. representative to support Terri's Law -- truly life-saving legislation. Time is of the essence.
Additional Resources Contact Your Elected Officials
Congress Steps in on Terri Schiavo Case
Congressman David Weldon (R-FL), a medical doctor, plans to introduce legislation titled the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (Terri's Law), which will hopefully help save Terri Schiavo's life. The legislation would give Terri and others in similar situations the same constitutional protection of due process as death row inmates. Already this week, attorneys for Terri's parents have filed six different motions to help save their daughter, all of which are now on appeal. Dr. Weldon's legislation would allow Terri to have her own counsel who can argue her case, a right given to any criminal in the United States. Terri is, of course, not a criminal but a woman fighting for her life. As Terri's fight intensifies, I cannot be more frank on the fate of this poor woman if her husband has his way. If Terri's feeding tubes are removed, she will face a slow death through starvation, which can take anywhere from 7 to 30 days. Terri's parents, as do Congressman Weldon and I, truly believe Terri is alive and deserves to continue living. Please call, e-mail, AND fax your U.S. representative to support Terri's Law -- truly life-saving legislation. Time is of the essence.
Additional Resources Contact Your Elected Officials
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Florida Supreme Court splits 4-3 on surprise last-minute filing in Terri Schiavo Case
Amazing efforts on behalf of Terri. Complements my argument posted 2/28/05 & emailed to the Phila Inquirer, that she does not belong in a hospice.
http://gordonwatts.com/ and http://prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb212613.htm
http://gordonwatts.com/ and http://prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb212613.htm
Prayer Vigil March 12, 2005 2:00pm EST
*** If you cannot be there physically, be there in spirit. Let us never forget the power of prayer. As posted on www.terrisfight.org :
PRAYER VIGIL & RALLY FOR LIFE–TRUTH-JUSTICE
DATE: March 12, 2005 TIME: 2.00pm ET (GMT-5)Speakers/Press Conference/vigil to follow
LOCATION: WOODSIDE HOSPICE: 6770 102nd Ave. Pinellas Park, Florida
CONTACT: Eleanor Drechsel 727-867-4861 - emldrechsel@aol.comJana Carpenter 727-443-3470 - lifeknight@mindspring.com
Will Terri's Roman Catholic Faith be the saving grace snatching her from the evil grip of a culture of death or will her constitutional rights be trampled and denied in order to advance the euthanasia and assisted suicide agenda? Prolife individuals will come together to pray, fast, and PROCLAIM THE TRUTH!
Father Paul Marx, founder of Human Life International, heralded by Pope John Paul II as "The Apostle of Life" expresses his support and urges courageous resolve to all who respond to this action in defense of life.
Speakers and supporters include; Patricia Anderson Attorney for Terri’s parents 2001-2004; Jay Carpenter M.D Pres., Professionals for Excellence in Health Care; Dr. Thomas Droleskey Founder/Pres. Christ The King College; Patricia Farley Dir. Suncoast Coalition for Life; Christopher Ferrara Pres. Catholic Lawyers Assoc.; Jan Halisky Attorney, Pres. Pinellas County Right to Life; Joseph Magri Attorney; Monsignor Thaddeus Malanowski Priest, advisor for Terri & Schindler family; Steven Mosher Pres. Population Research Institute; Joseph Scheidler Dir. Pro-Life Action League; Jim Sedlak Vice Pres.. American Life League; Rev. Raymond Vega Priest, advisor for Terri supporters; Debi Vinnage Pres Children of God for Life; Patricia Wermuth Fertility Care Services of Tampa; Stephen White M.D. Pres. Catholic Medical Assoc.
"We must speak out with the clarity of Christ's Truth and Church teaching. No human being has any right found in the Divine positive law or the natural law to starve or dehydrate himself to death or to delegate to others the power of starving or dehydrating himself to death. No human institution, such as a legislature or court, has the authority to enact or to enforce legislation contrary to the Divine positive law and the natural law.” (Dr. Thomas Drolesky)
Tyrannical judges, courts, and laws, must be weeded out and exposed. Rampant injustices mandating the killing of Terri have held her a virtual prisoner on death row in Hospice Woodside. Subjecting this disabled woman to abuse and neglect at the behest of Michael Schiavo is simply dehumanizing and criminal.
“There is no rational justification, moral or medical, to withdraw food and water from Mrs. Terri Schindler-Schiavo. In a country that legally justifies the destruction of innocent human life in its most vulnerable stage of development, within the womb of the mother, it will come as no surprise that our courts have failed to defend her right to life. The darkness of death shrouds the conscience of America.” (Dr. Stephen White, Catholic Medical Association)
PRAYER VIGIL & RALLY FOR LIFE–TRUTH-JUSTICE
DATE: March 12, 2005 TIME: 2.00pm ET (GMT-5)Speakers/Press Conference/vigil to follow
LOCATION: WOODSIDE HOSPICE: 6770 102nd Ave. Pinellas Park, Florida
CONTACT: Eleanor Drechsel 727-867-4861 - emldrechsel@aol.comJana Carpenter 727-443-3470 - lifeknight@mindspring.com
Will Terri's Roman Catholic Faith be the saving grace snatching her from the evil grip of a culture of death or will her constitutional rights be trampled and denied in order to advance the euthanasia and assisted suicide agenda? Prolife individuals will come together to pray, fast, and PROCLAIM THE TRUTH!
Father Paul Marx, founder of Human Life International, heralded by Pope John Paul II as "The Apostle of Life" expresses his support and urges courageous resolve to all who respond to this action in defense of life.
Speakers and supporters include; Patricia Anderson Attorney for Terri’s parents 2001-2004; Jay Carpenter M.D Pres., Professionals for Excellence in Health Care; Dr. Thomas Droleskey Founder/Pres. Christ The King College; Patricia Farley Dir. Suncoast Coalition for Life; Christopher Ferrara Pres. Catholic Lawyers Assoc.; Jan Halisky Attorney, Pres. Pinellas County Right to Life; Joseph Magri Attorney; Monsignor Thaddeus Malanowski Priest, advisor for Terri & Schindler family; Steven Mosher Pres. Population Research Institute; Joseph Scheidler Dir. Pro-Life Action League; Jim Sedlak Vice Pres.. American Life League; Rev. Raymond Vega Priest, advisor for Terri supporters; Debi Vinnage Pres Children of God for Life; Patricia Wermuth Fertility Care Services of Tampa; Stephen White M.D. Pres. Catholic Medical Assoc.
"We must speak out with the clarity of Christ's Truth and Church teaching. No human being has any right found in the Divine positive law or the natural law to starve or dehydrate himself to death or to delegate to others the power of starving or dehydrating himself to death. No human institution, such as a legislature or court, has the authority to enact or to enforce legislation contrary to the Divine positive law and the natural law.” (Dr. Thomas Drolesky)
Tyrannical judges, courts, and laws, must be weeded out and exposed. Rampant injustices mandating the killing of Terri have held her a virtual prisoner on death row in Hospice Woodside. Subjecting this disabled woman to abuse and neglect at the behest of Michael Schiavo is simply dehumanizing and criminal.
“There is no rational justification, moral or medical, to withdraw food and water from Mrs. Terri Schindler-Schiavo. In a country that legally justifies the destruction of innocent human life in its most vulnerable stage of development, within the womb of the mother, it will come as no surprise that our courts have failed to defend her right to life. The darkness of death shrouds the conscience of America.” (Dr. Stephen White, Catholic Medical Association)
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Monday, February 28, 2005
Phila Inquirer:Schiavo debate taps into faith,fear email reply to SBauers
Re: Schiavo debate taps into faith, fear Sunday Feb. 27, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/front/11000663.htm
One 'fundamental premise' that appears to have been overlooked is the issue of her guardianship. Why is someone permitted to be her guardian that clearly does not have her best interests & welfare at heart? Why has the majority of the malpractice settlement won on her behalf been spent on trying to end her life, and little, if any, on attempting to rehabilitate it? Why is she in a Hospice facility for terminal patients and not in a nursing home? This whole "right to die" issue would be moot if only she could eat on her own.
If this were a minor child, people would be outraged over her neglect and lack of standard rehabilitation. Let her family love and care for her, as they have offered to do, at their own expense. Let's not accept hearsay evidence from a highly questionable source be the foundation of the Court's decree that this is her wish, to end her life in this manner. I find it ironic that very few of us could go hours without eating or drinking, and yet many are asking for her to go weeks without sustenance. What has this society come to? There is a vast difference between performing heroic care and providing humane care. Personally, I would be all too willing to have this return to a private issue and out of the public forum, but to accomplish this, the court needs to remove her current guardian and choose one who doesn't have a vested interest in her dying.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/front/11000663.htm
One 'fundamental premise' that appears to have been overlooked is the issue of her guardianship. Why is someone permitted to be her guardian that clearly does not have her best interests & welfare at heart? Why has the majority of the malpractice settlement won on her behalf been spent on trying to end her life, and little, if any, on attempting to rehabilitate it? Why is she in a Hospice facility for terminal patients and not in a nursing home? This whole "right to die" issue would be moot if only she could eat on her own.
If this were a minor child, people would be outraged over her neglect and lack of standard rehabilitation. Let her family love and care for her, as they have offered to do, at their own expense. Let's not accept hearsay evidence from a highly questionable source be the foundation of the Court's decree that this is her wish, to end her life in this manner. I find it ironic that very few of us could go hours without eating or drinking, and yet many are asking for her to go weeks without sustenance. What has this society come to? There is a vast difference between performing heroic care and providing humane care. Personally, I would be all too willing to have this return to a private issue and out of the public forum, but to accomplish this, the court needs to remove her current guardian and choose one who doesn't have a vested interest in her dying.
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