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To: All; wagglebee
As we say often enough, words are tools of the dark side, not for their intrinsic meaning as decent folk understand, but for their effect. Meaning of the word is irrelevant, only its effect in use.

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LifeNews.com Note: Ken Connor is the chairman of the Center for a Just Society in Washington and a leading pro-life attorney who helped Terri Schiavo's family try to save her life. He is a former president of the Family Research Council.

Even the most despicable ideas can be made palatable when euphemisms are used to spin them. That's why abortion advocates call themselves "pro-choice" rather than "pro abortion." It's also why they talk about "terminating a pregnancy" rather than "killing a baby." Controlling the language not only controls the argument, it often determines the outcome of the argument...........

Promoting Death: Analyzing the Language of Euthanasia, Suicide Advocates

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327 posted on 05/27/2008 4:34:02 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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To: All; Free ThinkerNY
This thread is from Free ThinkerNY with thanks to wagglebee for the ping.

Goes to show you...Her family said goodbye and doctors removed all the tubes.

However, Thomas was kept on a ventilator a little while longer as an organ donor issue was discussed.............

Woman Wakes Up After Family Says Goodbye, Tubes Pulled

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328 posted on 05/27/2008 4:42:25 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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