Dear Sir/Madam,
I don't live in Florida, I'm in California; however I have been keeping up with Terri Schiavo's fight for her life.
I wouldn't exactly call myself an ardent prolifer, but this case is stunning. A young woman collapses under mysterious circumstances, and the husband sues everyone. The young woman, Terri, ends up with a rather large medical trust fund. Unfortunately it seems that Terri's husband really, really, wants his wife to die. He has spent 13 years, not on trying to rehabilitate her, but trying to yank her feeding tube.
Death by starvation. Will he allow the doctors to shoot her up with morphine to deal with this slooooow death? Heck, Terri has an infection at the moment. High fever, everything coming out both ends. Last I heard, her loving husband refused to allow medical personnel to administer antibiotics to his wife. Maybe he can get rid of her that way. Considering that her wheelchair is broken, she doesn't exactly get much sunshine. She is not allowed visitors, flowers, or even the parish priest. See, Terri responds favorably to visitors and pretty things. Imagine how she could respond to therapy, considering the fact she ISN'T brain dead.
After receiving 27,000 emails, Governor Jeb Bush wrote a letter to Judge George Greer, basically asking him to reconsider Terri's death sentence. Judge Greer replied:
"I read [Gov. Bush's letter] because it came from the governor and I respect his position," Greer told the Tampa Tribune. "Beyond that, it is going in the file."
Niiiice. Judge Greer, you may be a judge, but you are not jury and executioner. You most certainly are not God. Appoint a Guardian Ad Litem....NOW. For anyone who happens to read this: What happened to us? What happened to our society that allows a husband to petition to kill his wife, and a judge that will do his bidding? What kind of society have we become to allow the wanton killing of an inconvenient human being?
Some of you may say, "so what? What does Terri Schiavo have to do with me"? Imagine yourself as Terri's parents, or Terri herself. How terrifying is it when the person who you entrusted your life with, is trying to end it...
Call, email, write letters, or picket. Do something people!
Terri's family put this website up:
www.terrisfight.org
xxxx,xxxxxxx CA