The action of the Court of Appeals in allowing a "new appeal" yesterday only to deny it today is like that old trick of putting a dollar bill on the street with a string attached....then when someone tries to pick it up....you pull the string.
Clearly, the parents of Ms Schiavo are becoming media "anti-heros" in the minds of many Americans.
Everyone seems to be concerned about "becoming like Terry." No one seems to "want to live" in a vegetative state...even if their next of kin want it! Saddly, the way Ms Schiavo is dying is particularly unpleasant and slow....essentially being straved to death and de-hydrated. Would not some kind of easy exit be a better way to go? Many must be asking why Schiavo's parents are so intent on prolonging her suffering....as they surely are now. Could it be a book deal, a movie, the inevitable talk show invites? Let's hope not....that would be a terrible excuse for prolonging the suffering of a loved one......
There will likely be a flood of state laws on this issue after Schiavo finally dies...... And VERY FEW will be in favor of the Republican and Religious Right's view of: LIFE NO MATTER WHAT.
Some of the more progressive states will probably pass assisted suicide laws....... And any politicians, even in red states, who want the "Life, no matter what" approach, may find themselves out of office.
