Let Lauren Live!

ChristtheKingMaine ^ | May 7, 2008 | Judie Brown

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LAUREN RICHARDSON - YOU CAN HELP!
By Judie Brown

It has been a source of ongoing sadness to read of the difficulties Lauren Richardson’s father has had over the course of the past several months. For those of you who are not familiar with her case, Lauren overdosed on heroin on August 28, 2006. She suffered oxygen deprivation and, as a result of the overdose, is now in a coma and unable to speak out for herself. At the time of the overdose, Lauren was expecting a baby. Her parents honored what they knew would have been her wish and did all they could to keep her healthy and comfortable until the child was born. Today, though Lauren may not be aware of it, she is the mother of Ember Grace, who was born in February 2007.

Since the birth of her daughter, Lauren remains unable to speak of her concerns, but she has a loving father who is doing all he can to protect her from suffering the same fate as Terri Schiavo. However, Lauren’s mother, who has been named her legal guardian, is sadly not of the same opinion and is working with attorneys to pressure the courts to permit Lauren’s starvation.

Lauren’s father has kept hope alive, even at times when there appeared to be no hope in human terms. Lauren’s father is a man of hope in Christ and is dedicated to spending every breath he has on defending Lauren, regardless of what it might cost him in physical exhaustion and worldly goods. The most recent update for those concerned about Lauren tells us the following:

We struggle at times as we seek to share with the public the details of what is happening with Lauren because of the disagreement we have with Lauren’s mother. We cannot understand her reasoning in refusing a path of hope, healing and restoration for Lauren and insisting on causing her death by withholding food and water from her. The issue in Lauren’s case is the eternal truth that all people, no matter what their medical condition, bear the image of God and deserve basic care and an opportunity to be restored to health.

Bobby Schindler, Terri Schiavo’s brother, has written about Lauren in an editorial earlier this year, "False Compassion," and is working closely with Lauren’s father in order to provide expertise that he is uniquely qualified to share during a trying time like this.

There are many links on the Life for Lauren web site that will assist you in tracking this case and learning who is supporting Lauren’s ongoing care and who is opposing it. More importantly, there is something you can do to express your concerns.

ACTION NEEDED NOW

The governor of Delaware, Ruth Ann Minner, is being asked by pro-life Americans across this nation to intervene in this case in order to save Lauren from what many fear is an imminent court order dictating that Lauren be starved and dehydrated to death. I am asking you to be one of those who communicates your passionate belief that Lauren’s life is sacred and deserves to be protected from those who would order her death. The governor’s e-mail address is governor.minner@state.de.us.

Further, it would mean a great deal to Lauren’s father, Randy, if you sent him a copy of your e-mail to Governor Ruth Ann Minner. Randy’s e-mail address is Lifeforlauren@aol.com. 

During a recent visit to Anchorage, Alaska where Bobby Schindler was invited to speak, he told a reporter from The Catholic Anchor, "Once we accept that killing is an acceptable answer to human suffering, we lose any type of parameters. Euthanasia is a form of abandonment. It is not compassion."

Truer words were never spoken. As I frequently tell people who argue that we pro-lifers are being heartless and cruel for fighting to defend the rights of a "hopeless case," "God is the author of every human being’s life, and He has never given permission to a single one of us to arbitrarily rob another human being of life for any reason including disability or illness."

As Flannery O’Connor once wrote on the subject of false compassion, "In the absence of faith, we govern by tenderness. And tenderness leads to the gas chamber."

Lauren Richardson is not terminal – she is severely disabled. Lauren Richardson should not be murdered.

Judie Brown is president of American Life League and a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

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This just may cure me of eating frijoles refritos.

Thread by wagglebee.

Mexico City, Mexico (LifeNews.com) -- Euthanasia advocates worldwide are promoting Mexico as a destination to obtain drugs that elderly people or terminally ill patients can obtain a drug to kill themselves. A Mexico newspaper said at least 200 people from English-speaking countries have traveled there since 2001 to end their lives.

Exit International, a pro-euthanasia group from Australia, is behind the effort to promote the use of animal euthanasia drugs in Mexico to kill people......

Euthanasia Group Promotes Mexico as Destination for Getting Suicide Drugs

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Anger is not pretty. Michelle, pas belle! Supported thought generates horror. Thread by wagglebee.

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Michelle Obama, the attorney wife of pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, is coming under fire for a letter she wrote defending partial-birth abortions. The 2004 letter, written to help Obama in his campaign for his U.S. Senate seat, opposes the ban on the abortion procedure.

In February 2004, Michelle Obama penned a fundraising letter to help her husband Barack raise funds for his Illinois-based Senate seat.

The letter contends the federal ban on partial-birth abortions "is clearly unconstitutional" and "a flawed law."...

Michelle Obama Under Fire for 2004 Letter Defending Partial-Birth Abortions

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[Dante3]

We are sliding into a nation of krytocrazy - rule by the judges. Outrageous rulings by Judge Greer and other judges demonstrate the dangers of this trend.

[Sun]

Post #255 - Great article!

[Sun]

FYI, my e-mail response from Gov. Minner’s office:

“May 22, 2008

Governor Minner understands and appreciates your concern for Lauren Richardson. While this must be a very difficult time for Lauren’s family and friends, Governor Minner respects the legal process governing this case, the separation of power between the judicial and the executive branches of state government and has faith in the judicial branch to independently and objectively review the case. Governor Minner asks that Lauren and her family are in your thoughts and prayers during this trying time.

Mary Shivick
Office of the Governor
(302)744-4101
(302)739-2775 (fax)
mary.shivick@state.de.us “

Some of you might have received the same form letter/e-mail.

[floriduh voter]

That’s the same email I received. At least Governor Minner’s office mentions prayer. I hope she has a backup plan. It would be a shame if she didn’t have a backup plan....

[floriduh voter]

Judicial tyranny: First at bat www.judgegeorgegreer.com (HOME RUN by the corrupted republican judge).

[wagglebee]

Yep, I got the same one.

The life of an innocent person is an executive (law enforcement) matter, NOT a judicial one.

[floriduh voter]

Yes, also known as a “pardon”.

[wagglebee]

Or simply rescuing an abducted person from the people who are trying to harm her, like Jeb was thinking about doing with Terri but chickened out.

[jy22077]

Mary Shivick is the following:

Mary Shivick
Dover Receptionist
Phone: (302) 744-4101
E-mail: mary.shivick@state.de.us

I doubt Governor Ruth Ann Minner read any of the letters. People need to respond to this woman and tell her that Ruth Ann Minner needs to take a serious interest in this case instead of hiding behind legal dogma.

People may also wish to email these individuals as well:

Mark Brainard
Chief of Staff
Phone: (302) 744-4101
E-mail: mark.brainard@state.de.us

Lorilee Harrison
Executive Assistant to the Governor
Phone: (302) 744-4102
E-mail: lorilee.harrison@state.de.us

Emails are also easy to ignore. People need to make phone calls, send faxes and make personal visits to the Governor’s office.

[wagglebee]

Pathetic!

This is being handed off to someone who mainly answers the phones.

[Sun]

“People need to make phone calls, send faxes and make personal visits to the Governor’s office.”

You are correct, and thank you for the contact info.

[Sun]

“This is being handed off to someone who mainly answers the phones.”

Maybe some national tv time would encourage the governor to take this more seriously, but I wouldn’t want to do anything to go against Lauren’s father’s wishes, as he probably knows better than I do, what to do.

[Sun]

“Yes, also known as a “pardon”.”

Maybe we need to send e-mails, faxes, etc., and put “PARDON Lauren” in the subject line.

[jy22077]

For those who have a fax machine, below are some the relevent fax numbers:

Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner
Legislative Hall
Dover, DE 19901
Fax:(302)577-3118
Tel:(302)577-3210 11/00

Web Site: www.state.de.us/governor
E-mail: Contact Via ‘Web Form.’

Tatnall Bldg., William Penn St., 2nd Fl.
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-4101
Fax: (302) 739-2775

Washington Office:
444 N. Capitol St., NW, Ste. 230
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 624-7724
Fax: (202) 624-5495

Governor of the State of Delaware - Ruth Ann Minner
Party: Democrat
Term Expires: Jan, 2009
Spouse: Widowed
Address: Tatnall Building
William Penn Street
Dover, Delaware 19901
Phone: (302) 744-4101
Fax: (302) 739-2775
Birthdate: Thursday, January 17, 1935
Profession: Businessperson
Religion: Methodist

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I sent the governor a letter very early on and emphasized her role as a governor, her powers, the failing of Florida and the potential for same in Delaware, her role as a grandmom and emphasized clemency, pardon, and that it was indeed an execution where she could intervene no matter how it was cut.

I suspect it was before the current filters were in place, but received no answer at all.

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[8mmMauser]

Lauren Richardson update...

Please note posts immediately before this one. Governor Minner it would appear, has set up a filtering system of lower ranking staffers to parry the blows with standard yet invalid arguments that it is separation of powers. As we know, it sure is separation of powers and a Governor should have the power to spare a life, right over the top of a decision by the Judiciary. The separation is a check on abuse of power, not a means.

At any rate, when the defense walls come up, I find little utility in banging against the wall. It can be more useful to jab at those with no defense wall and who can get to the Governor from another connection.

Recently I had to deal with a large company and explain how their local office appeared to be scamming. They had a set procedure for filtering complaints which as in this case would simply meet a dead end and a similar response to the one posted here. Instead, I searched and found several in lesser positions, in Public Affairs and completely different offices and contacted them instead. The response was swift and effective.

Here is how the Governor responds in The Passionate Prolifer. Thanks, Leslie.

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May 22, 2008

"Governor Minner understands and appreciates your concern for Lauren Richardson. While this must be a very difficult time for Lauren’s family and friends, Governor Minner respects the legal process governing this case, the separation of power between the judicial and the executive branches of state government and has faith in the judicial branch to independently and objectively review the case. Governor Minner asks that Lauren and her family are in your thoughts and prayers during this trying time."




Mary Shivick
Office of the Governor
(302)744-4101
(302)739-2775 (fax)
mary.shivick@state.de.us

GRAMMY GOV ADVOCATES PRAYER, WHILST THE "JUDICIARY" "objectively reviews"

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[8mmMauser]

Governor Minner and staff, you can do more than pray. As a Governor, you can also act. Once and if the Judiciary sentences innocent Lauren to death, you can save her. Jeb Bush could have, but did not. He washed his hands. Please do not wash your hands and suffer the fate Jeb Bush now faces as he is now known as Pontius Pilate.

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Foxes run the henhouse, inmates run the asylum. Sounds like a Barack Hussain asylum. Thread by wagglebee.

LONDON, May 21, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The vice-chairman of the British All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group (APPPLG), told the House of Commons yesterday that she is pro-abortion, but wishes women would choose life. The debates and the campaigns surrounding the Labour government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill have exposed the lack of an authentic pro-life viewpoint of some members of the APPPLG. They have also led some to question the integrity of the organisation as the pro-life voice of Parliament.

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has called for the immediate resignation of Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas, the Labour MP for Crosby, who told the House, "For the record, and contrary to many of the statements that I have read this week which purport to know my views, I am not opposed to abortion. I believe that women should have the right to choose; I just hope that they do not choose to have an abortion."...

"Women Should Have the Right to Choose" says Head of UK Parliamentary Pro-Life Group

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