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Shame on You
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Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
Ty, do you or do you not, agree that this Schiavo case rightfully raises issues in the minds of reasonable persons? Cause I can see good points made on both sides of the issue. If you think anyone who goes beyond "she is married and husband is guardian" is a crazy wingnut, then fine. But if you don't, why not go ahead and tell us what YOU believe are reasonable points that reasonable minds could make on the side of "I question or am against the pulling of the tube."
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Absolutely. But there is a difference between discussing the hard choices and trying to use the government to substitute your decision for (here) the husband's. Families work through these problems all the time. What makes this case unique is the way that the parents have mobilized political support to try to change things when the usual resolution did not please them. It's one thing to question pulling the tube. It's quite another to line up politicians to pass laws to overrule the judge who decided the tube should be pulled.
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