It's Terri's Way of Life

The Terri Shiavo case is a very slippery slope.

The US constitution mentions the “right to life” in at least two amendments, the fifth and the fourteenth. It is also the first “right” mentioned in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. I can’t seem to find the “the right to die” amendment.

This lame argument I constantly hear about her “quality of life” annoys the dren out of me. Yes, I said dren it’s not a typo, Google it.

Who made these people the right to life police? Just because it is unacceptable to you, who are you to decide it’s unacceptable for Terri. I think it is “Hitleresque” for one to decide if another ones quality of life is worth living. In that matter where does Mr. Shiavo get the right to decide on hearsay? Hearsay that was not mentioned for the first seven years. More importantly a so called “spouse” who has, in all terms, abandoned his wife certainly should not have the right to choose her death. One has the legal right to a divorce if ones spouse has abandoned them. If running off with another woman and having two kids isn’t abandonment, then try it with your spouse and see where you end up. Better yet, starve your spouse to death and see where that gets you. In Florida it is illegal and a first degree misdemeanor to starve your pet, how Ironic.

I understand the argument that she chose not to live on life support, even though it’s hearsay. My question is what life support. All of her “body” is living on its own. Denying her nutrition and hydration will kill her, not her questionable vegetative state. We all need food and water; does that mean we are all on life support? Some seem to think so.

This right to die crowd, do they believe people who can't feed themselves or have feeding tubes are on life support and should die? Hmm Christopher Reeve couldn't feed himself. Oh it’s the mentally handicapped? So now parents can go to court and have there mentally retarded children sentenced to death? Severe cerebral palsy children, it’s okay now we can get rid of them? Infants can't eat on their own either. Where will it end?

The right thing is, Mr.Shiavo, you should walk away. Terri has a family who wants to take on the so called “burden” of their daughters’ care, a right that should never be taken away from parents because of the hearsay from a runaway spouse.

Welcome to America the land where we treat death row inmates, terrorist and illegal aliens better then the handicapped. Hell, even death row inmates get a last meal.

Plow this slippery slope before it goes too far.
God Bless America