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Schiavo Passes This Morning

by fng, Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 10:14:29 AM EST

"Terri Schiavo, the 41-year-old brain-damaged woman who became the centerpiece of a national right-to-die battle, died Thursday morning, nearly two weeks after doctors removed the feeding tube that had sustained her for more than a decade."

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I grieve for her (none / 0)

Hopefully this sad chapter has come to an end. Terri is now with her God and free from the schackles of her wasted body. I hope the Schindlers and Michael Schiavo find peace.

by liebermanlives on Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 10:20:57 AM EST

Terri Schiavo (3.00 / 1)

I think that this story is a tragedy. I certainly believe it shows the hypocracy of the Republican party. The zealot pro-life crowd waged this battle because of the perceived character of the husband and the attactiveness of Terri as a victim. I see the parents as pawns--used by the zealots and fooled by their own hope that their daughter had or would have more function than was ever possible.

What this boiled down to was a guardianship issue--who should have control of Terri's life (and death) when she was unable to assert what she wanted or would have wanted--and then what to do in terms of continuing her life. The doctors and the courts ruled for the husband, and what he wanted ended up happening.

by flatblade on Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 11:33:15 AM EST

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