Posted on 03/31/2011 11:55:18 AM PDT by wagglebee
On the anniversary of her 13-day starvation and dehydration death at the hands of her former husband, pro-life advocates are remembering Terri Schiavo and promising to help disabled patients like her.
“We honor Terri Schiavo today, by speaking at the Medical Ethics Symposium at Ave Maria School of Law. Her fight for Life reflects the importance of caring for those with special needs, especially with end of life decisions and prenatal diagnosis,” Hawkins said. “In both cases, pro-lifers need to stand for the most defenseless among us.”
“I have seen this with my own eyes when my son Gunner was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). During my second pregnancy with my son Bear, doctors told me that I should find out if he had CF in order to prevent me from having another child that would suffer with this condition,” Hawkins added.
She continued, “Bear, thankfully, was healthy, but the pressure that mothers face for prenatal diagnosis and aborting children with special needs is tremendous as 90% of Gunner’s peers that are diagnosed with CF in the womb are aborted. That’s an astounding statistic that calls us to action. We must stand for the most defenseless among us, those with special needs in hospitals as well as those in the womb.”
Meanwhile, the staff of the Life Legal Defense Foundation, a pro-life legal group that provided help for Terri’s family during the ordeal, say they “will never forget Terri, nor will we forget her family’s valiant efforts to save her life.”
“Life Legal was privileged to assist the Schindler family in the fight for Terri’s life and as the years go by we continue to receive calls from families in similar situations,” the group told LifeNews. “LLDF board member Brian Chavez Ochoa litigated one such case on behalf of Suzanne Emrich. Ochoa filed a petition that requested the court order nutrition and hydration restored to her cousin, Janet Rivera, who for nine days was denied food and fluids. The petition was granted, and Ms. Rivera’s life was saved.”
Some of the referrals Life Legal receives come from The Life and Hope Network, formerly the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, which Terri’s family continues to help other patients like her.
The pro-life legal group encouraged people to look ahead to potential problems by putting together legal papers to protect the medical care and treatment they want.
“It bears repeating that one of the lessons we learned from Terri’s case is that should you become incapacitated by illness or disability, the person who is your decision-maker could mean the difference between life and death,” the group said. “We encourage you to honor Terri’s memory by protecting yourself with a protective medical decision document.”
The National Right to Life Committee also remembered Terri, saying, “Six years ago today, Terri Schiavo died by court-ordered starvation & dehydration. Remember Terri and see what you can do.”
Following the symposium, Ave Maria University will host the “The National Mass for Terri’s Day” at the Ave Maria Oratory, located near Naples, FL, marking the sixth anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death.
The International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters (“Terri’s Day”) was established in 2007 and is observed each year on March 31, the date of Terri’s death.
The purpose of this day is to foster education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the cognitively disabled, and advocacy for people in situations similar to what Terri and her family faced. 40 Days for Life, a community-based campaign that over a period of 40 days attempts to transform individuals and communities to recognize the value and dignity of human life, will be observing “Terri’s Day” with prayer along with countless others who will be remembering Terri on this day.
Well, he saw the defaced Jeb picture. I did change my comments. So glad I exposed Jeb Bush. It aired. Friends from other areas saw it. I outfoxed Fox.
Indeed. I know how you feel, truly.
[nodding]
I thought so.
Thanks!
Greer would be out golfing today with Dr. Daniel Gunther if Gunther hadn’t committed suicide after mutilating a nine-year-old girl to keep her conveniently small.
They’re monsters with lots of support from people too stupid to think for themselves.
George Herbert Walker Bush’s New World Order. Terri had to be sacrificed for the likes of George Soros and the George Bush’s of the world.
People cannot make this sordid stuff up. It was completely corrupt. Sheriff employees were urged to donate their sick leave to Michael Schiavo to make up for the time he missed while guarding her dying life.
Oh, stop it! Gads! That's maddening! Did you see ANY of the videos??? If she was "dead", then HOW was she laughing with her father over an incident that happened to her in childhood?? That woman was just as alive as you; she just couldn't communicate.
Jim King, Hospice Hall of Fame Fla Senator is deceased. Remember him? He didn’t last much longer than Terri but passed a special law so that he could be buried with his dogs. Sometimes, the cretins in Florida are more like ancient egyptians than Americans.
And, THAT is a lie, also. jeb bush had NO part in trying to save Terri - in fact, he signed into law that all people like Terri could have their feeding tubes removed and be starved/dehydrated to death. HIS signature is on that law! I saw it myself. Since I saw it, I have not been able to find it again. But, j. bush was VERY complicit in her death! I want you all to know that! Keep him out of the White House!!! IF he wanted to save her, all he had to do was go visit her, just once. Do you think anyone would have stopped him?
Coward and mamma's boy. Killer of an innocent woman. If she were an illegal alien, then MAYBE he would have saved her.
I’LL NEVER GET OVER TERR’S MURDER!!! NEVER!
Jeb took time to visit an Extreme Makeover house built for a guy who was blind due to a shooting at Radio Shack in St. Pete. That was about the time Terri was being tortured to death.
Just do like me and keep telling her story when the time is right. There are so many people who speak of this and once they realize they aren’t alone, we are all connected because of Terri’s cruel fate. The next and the next generation needs to know of Terri.
BB, Terri IS the white rose.
oh I’m with you!
Unfortunately we had firsthand experience what brain death is all about.
If our loved one had exhibited any of the signs Terri did, we would have fought tooth and nail just like the Schindlers.
Les, it’s fitting that Florida’s experiencing terrible weather today. It’s been six years of calm springs. The storms remind me of the perfect storm setting up Terri for the perfect spousal murder by judicial fiat. What more could an adulterous husband ever want?
Janet Folger and I confronted him face to face and he acted as tho
he wasn’t all that up to speed about that which we wanted to discuss.
When you look up dither in the dictionary his photo pops up!
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