Quality of Life

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If Terry Schiavo was born in this condition our country might have been in a unified uproar if her parents had decided to starve her in her adult years. But she, instead, descended from a functioning bulimic adult to a severely disabled adult. So most of the country judges that the loss of her quality of life disqualifies her protection from intentional starvation by her husband. Christopher Reeve needed a feeding tube but he could speak and think clearly. She can’t, so she gets to die based on her statements not remembered until several years into her handicap. Her family and lawyer claim she can respond and aver to anecdotal evidence, yet by court order they can’t bring in video or audio equipment to document these. Why does the court collude with this murder? Why does this country collude with this murder? Christopher Reeve had hope in stem cell therapy and had much national sympathy. Terry’s husband has no hope for her. But her family does. He stands to profit when she dies. They are willing to continue to lose to keep her alive. Has she no dignity because of her condition? She has the dignity of every human, no matter how much help she needs to get through the day, no more than Christopher Reeve needed. There’s a great quality of life for the strong in a society that doesn’t value the lives of the vulnerable, as long as you never become weak.

Jesus said in Luke 4:18-21:

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. (HCV)

He also said in Matthew 5:3-12:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted. Blessed are the gentle, because they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me. 12Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (HCV)

Jesus is for the weak. How dare we oppose God?

For more info on the facts see http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/Terri/mythsvsreality.htm

Excellent blog entries at http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/

Good link farm here http://www.biblicalapologetics.net/Subjects/E/Euthanasia_Terry_Schiavo.htm

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