Archive for the ‘Schiavo’ Category

She’s Gone…

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

It's over, but it's not really over. If I were a praying man, I would pray for the family and for Terri, but probably not for the husband. Maybe I'm doing him a disservice, but I suspect not. There are just too many questions about his conduct, ...

White Smoke Anyday Now?

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

Pope needs feeding tube Do I really have to compare and contrast? There are certainly differences in brain function between the two, but is this considered an artificial means of support? If the pope grew too weak to communicate or too palsied to write down his wishes, what would ...

Take Care When Illustrating Hypocrisy

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

This is another Schiavo related post, but it has more to do with the arguments found on one particular side of the issue. Several bloggers have pointed out what they see as an inconsistency in the position of the religious right. If there is a God and a ...

The WSJ on Schiavo

Friday, March 25th, 2005

OpinionJournal - Featured Article The Wall Street Journal has a reasoned and rational position on the Schiavo case, and I wish I had the ability to frame the issue so clearly. And what of the local Florida judge--George Greer--who has found himself the target of vicious attacks ever since Terri's case first ...

Finally?

Thursday, March 24th, 2005

TCS: Tech Central Station - Is There Really a 'New Diagnosis' for Terri Schiavo? Finally, someone steps up and answers some questions. The medical reality of Ms. Schiavo's case is this: She has been in what is medically referred to as a "permanent vegetative state" for the past 15 years, ever since ...

Pandering?

Thursday, March 24th, 2005

Yahoo! News - Poll: Evangelicals Oppose Gov't on Schiavo So Schiavo is a political football and the GOP is guilty of pandering for votes? More than two-thirds of people who describe themselves as evangelicals and conservatives disapprove of the intervention by Congress and President Bush in the case of the Terri Schiavo, ...