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Congress Gives Terri and Her Family Hope

A hearty congratulations must be made to the leadership of the United States Congress for hearkening to their constituents’ pleas for life and justice: the House and Senate have both delayed their scheduled recesses to pass compromise legislation that will stop the starvation of Terri Schiavo and give her recourse to her constitutional rights.

Congressman Bob Beauprez announced the development this during his brief speech at today’s State Central Committee Meeting, evoking a grand expression of support from most of the audience members. Only moments before, Congressman Tom Tancredo spoke eloquently in defense of Terri, making some important points:

  • At the least, the assertion that Terri is in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) is highly disputed – many doctors believe tests (if they were allowed to be performed) would prove she isn’t PVS
  • Terri should be entitled to the right of habeas corpus, something granted to every convicted murderer on death row
  • It is largely the political leaders on the Republican side of the aisle who are standing up “for a culture of life”
  • As a citizen, Terri “deserves the protection that government can give her.”
  • Congressman Tancredo reminded us all to say prayers for Terri and her parents

    • As always, to stay on top of developments in this ongoing story, visit Terri’s Fight and Blogs for Terri.

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    1. Why isn’t Congress giving the victims of Bush’s “Texas Futile Care Law” hope?

      Sun Hudson, a six-month-old boy with a fatal congenital disease, died Thursday after a Texas hospital, over his mother’s objections, withdrew his feeding tube. The child was apparently certain to die, but was conscious. The hospital simply decided that it had better things to do than keeping the child alive, and the Texas courts upheld that decision after the penniless mother failed, during the 10-day window provided for by Texas law, to find another institution willing to take the child .

      Where, I would ask, is the outrage? In particular, where is the outrage from those like Tom DeLay, who referred to the withdrawal of Terry Schiavo’s life support as “murder”? If it’s appropriate to Federalize the Schiavo case, what about the people being terminated simply because their cases are hopeless and their bank accounts empty?

      Sun Hudson is dead, but 68-year-old Spiro Nikolouzos is still alive, thanks to an emergency appeals court order issued yesterday. However, his life support could be cut off at any moment. A nursing home is willing to take him if his family can show that he will be covered by Medicaid after his Medicare runs out. Otherwise, the hospital gets to pull the plug.

      Politics and money, the Republican hypocrisy laid bare. Culture of life my ass.

    2. What this whole sick mess is really all about:

      An unsigned one-page memo, distributed to Republican senators, said the debate over Schiavo would appeal to the party’s base, or core, supporters. The memo singled out Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who is up for reelection next year and is potentially vulnerable in a state President Bush won last year.

      “This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue,” said the memo, which was reported by ABC News and later given to The Washington Post. “This is a great political issue, because Senator Nelson of Florida has already refused to become a cosponsor and this is a tough issue for Democrats.”

      Republicans, betraying REPUBLICan principles for political gain. Welcome to the reality in Washington, 2005.

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