Once Again John Leo Gets It: It Ain't Just About Dehydrating People Like Terri
This John Leo column begins to connect dots in urgent need of connecting.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 8:58 AM
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Secondhand Smoke: Your 24/7 Bioethics Seminar
This WEB log considers issues involving assisted suicide/euthanasia, bioethics, human cloning, biotechnology, and the dangers of animal rights/liberation. My views expressed here, as in my books and other writings, reflect my understanding that the philosophy of human exceptionalism is the bedrock of universal human rights. Or, to put it another way: human life matters. (The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of any organization with which I am affiliated.)
Monday, April 04, 2005
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Good and thought provoking article. I wonder if anyone at the New York Times will read it? Our paper, the Oregonian, is also shamelessly promoting "Death with Dignity" and ingoring anyone who questions or labelling him or her "religious right". Listening to DWD advocates refer to the arguments put forth on Terri's behalf as dogmatic, I saw how dogmatic that camp can be, how blind to its own hypocrisy, and thought of a slogan to describe it: The religous wrong.
Check out Richard Reinhardt. He's quite good on these issues.
Thanks. I am presuming you meant David Reihhardt at the Oregonian. I had missed his column on Terri March 20 and just read it. I like it very much, especially the question: "Why are people who pride themselves of their sensitivity and nuanced approach to public policy so incurious about the rich details of this case?" The mainline crowd at the Oregonian treats Reinhardt like a "right wing" pariah. I wish we could move beyond the false right v.left dichotomy. Thanks again.
Cynthia
BTW, last night I emailed Nat Hentoff's article in the Village Voice on the Judicial murder of Terri Shiavo to someone. This afternoon I tried to send it to someone else, but it wasn't at the Voice's website, not even in the archives. What's up I wonder?
Just popped in to say hello after a reference from another blog site.
There is excellent work here. I agree that this is not an issue of the false dichotomy of left vs. right. I know some very staunch liberal people who are keen to expose everything that needs to be exposed.
From the moment I began to take the case seriously, I felt that there was more to it than meets the eye. I do object when people do not want to entertain the suggestion of attempted murder. The woman had a spinal cord injury, and she did not have a heart attack as claimed.
Too many blogs are facing interference by a person or persons unknown from Pinellas County.
However, the interference is not stopping people from fully investigating the facts according to the written record.
I can smell the stench here in Australia. That is how rotten this case happens to be.
I did mean David Reinhard, not Richard. A little woozy these days. And welcome, Maggie. I spent three weeks traveling and speaking throughout Australia in the summer (your winter) of 2001. Love the place.
Thanks for the reassurance, Maggie. I just read Lisa Blumberg's article, "Deja Vu" about the reluctance of mainstream liberals to seeing Shiavo as a disability rights case. Wow!
ccepdx,
If you were looking for Net's article, The Longest Public Execution...", I found it on the web by doing a search on his name. It is at
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/31/1558242
I hope the puctuation appears normal when published. Does anyone know why punctuation appears as special characters when published to the blog? I don't know if it is the blog host, my mac or my browser.
GWalker: Thanks. I found the article I was seeking following a link at the Democracy Now! site.
Maggie: I imagine those who are working on reviewing the record in the Shiavo case know to take precaution to make sure every entry is authentic. I say this because, on one of the cable casts, I heard one of the Schindler siblings referring to an ex-ray "appearing". My experience is that is these kinds of battles, the other side will sometimes make an inauthentic entry into the record to try to get an investigation to go sideways. It seems clear to me that there are some pretty tricky image makers in the Shiavo camp. But thank God, they aren't winning in the long run.
CCEPDX it is probable that the CT scan of 2002 is a hoax. There is a neuroragiologist who is looking into the CT scan cut, as well as aspects relating to the time line of events.
I am personally working on all of the inconsistencies and admissions made by Michael Schiavo.
I just had a look at the original decision by Greer, and discovered at least 3 errors of fact within the first few paragraphs of his written judgement.
Regardless, he had no right to make the finding that this is what Theresa would have wanted. I am disgusted by his statement that Brian and Joan Schiavo are credible witnesses. He refused to entertain questions about why they waited before coming forward with their testimony.
Now we are facing the first of the deluge. This time it is in Georgia.
Wes: when you came to Australia, I believe you were a guest of Dr. James, is that correct?
I met Dr. James and his wife Julie. I did not stay at their home. But they took my wife Debra and I on a wonderful tour of Sydney Harbor.
Wes,
I am pleased that you enjoyed the harbour trip. I was born and raised in Melbourne and therefore not a true Sydneysider, and I do know that the harbour is really something to see. I have enjoyed a few trips up and down the Parramatta River.
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