Reply #12: Did you even read this story? Terri never said shit to Michael! [View All]

This issue cuts both ways. Here is the Schiavo side:

By 1997, when Michael was set to remove the feeding tube for the first time, the stage was set for an epic confrontation. It is unclear what led to the change of heart, but Scott Schiavo, Michael's elder brother, says he arrived at the decision soon after the painful death of his own mother. "It sort of woke him up when he was watching my mother die," he says. "One day he just stood up and said: 'I can't do this any more. I can't do this to Terri.'"

And here is the Schindler side:

But, given the vehemence with which he has been fighting to prolong Terri's life, it is a little surprising to learn that Robert decided to turn off the life-support system for his mother. She was 79 at the time, and had been ill with pneumonia for a week, when her kidneys gave out. "I can remember like yesterday the doctors said she had a good life. I asked, 'If you put her on a ventilator does she have a chance of surviving, of coming out of this thing?'" Robert says. "I was very angry with God because I didn't want to make those decisions."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1077219,00.html

There are those that see everything through partisan lenses. One side will blame Clinton for everything, while the other blames Karl Rove. The truth is that there are millions of people that do not judge an issue based on partisanship but on their moral/ethical/religious core values. That's the disagreement we have in here!

This is a tragic situation in which there are no winners. However, I can guarantee you that the underlying issues in the Schiavo case are going to be with us for many years to come.

I will call to your attention the following passage in The Guardian's story:

It is unclear what led to the change of heart, but Scott Schiavo, Michael's elder brother, says he arrived at the decision soon after the painful death of his own mother.

There is no mention in here that Terri Schiavo ever told Michael that she wanted to be unplugged. Michael just made it up!