So, they finally killed Terri Schiavo. I never thought it would actually happen. It's like something out of the Twilight Zone. I mean, they don't starve people to death just because one person says that the victim would have wanted it that way. Right? Well, in Florida things are a little different. Here in Florida, a fellow can legally kill his wife based on a brief conversation while watching a movie during which said wife noted that she wouldn't want to be kept alive if she were in some sort of coma. That's the gist of Michael Schiavo's case to legally kill his wife.
Now, if somebody wants to die and they draw up the appropriate papers outlining the circumstances under which they wouldn't want to be kept alive, I say rock on. Go ahead and check out. However, I find it frightening that a woman can be starved to death based solely on her husband's word. Supposedly, Terri was brain dead, but the last brain scan was done 2 years ago. So, how does anybody know what was going on? One set of doctors said she was a vegetable, while the other set said she was self aware and basically alert. So, which doctors are correct? Michael Schiavo wouldn't allow ongoing therapy and tests, so how does anyone know what level of awareness Terri really had? Besides, doctors screw up all the time. According to doctors, I should be dead right now. People wake up from decade long comas. Terri could breath on her own, her parents wanted the responsibility of her care, all she needed was her feeding tube. Why Michael Schiavo wanted his wife dead so badly is a matter for he and God to discuss. I just can't believe the courts let him do it. In Florida one can't legally starve a dog to death, but it's perfectly ok to do it to a woman. Michael Schiavo and his lawyer described Terri's death process as "beautiful" and "peaceful", but starvation and dehydration to the point of death is neither beautiful or peaceful. It hurts, a lot. Her lips were cracked, her tongue grew hard and her body ate itself. Yeah, real beautiful. Besides, how does anybody know for certain she couldn't feel her oh so beautiful death process? Yes, Virginia, the world is fucked up.
Posted by Mike at March 31, 2005 10:20 PM