April 2, 2005 [LINK]

R.I.P. Terri

Whatever findings come from the autopsy, no one on earth will ever know what if anything Terri Schiavo was feeling as she starved to death this week. Personally, I'm in favor of allowing people who are in agony or without hope of recovery to die peacefully, but I do not presume that other people should think as I do, and I simply cannot understand how the law could prevent parents from keeping their own child alive if they so choose (and are willing to pay for it). Much of the commentary about this sad case has focused on the political ramifications, and whether most of the folks on either side are truly sincere or merely opportunistic. Such efforts are in vain. Every time I hear another sarcastic comment about this case, I'm more convinced that much of this country is spiritually numb, if not dead.