Jonathan Last has several good posts about this case at the Galley
Slaves blog. Here is one of particular interest:
http://galleyslaves.blogspot.com/2005/03/truth-about-michael-
schiavo.html
I would normally avoid off-topic stuff like this, but I am so upset
about this I couldn't hold back. Last is right:
> The fight over Terri Schiavo is one of those cultural conflicts that I
> simply cannot understand. It is difficult to understand how anyone who
> has read the detailed facts of the case could be in favor of killing
> her.
>
> There simply aren't two sides to this story. So why the culture clash?
> Because at a high-level of abstraction, the Schiavo case is a useful
> battleground for euthanasia advocates and leftists who automatically
> oppose any position the Christian right rallies around. I often wonder
> if pro-lifers inadvertently did Terri harm by coming to her defense.
> If not for their support, the left might have let her be.
Bill Dozier
Minister of Silly Guitar Sounds
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"All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a
pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to
know about the UN, I suppose, is that they let him." -- Jim Lileks
(lileks.com)
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