True she is gone, DC, but she is at peace now.
I am a bit surprised really, that you would have her hover for so long in that place between life and death, when surely you would consider her with Christ now?
She was breathing, but not conscious. Alive, yet not. Life cannot be defined in any certain sense. I think the jury is still out as to whether Terri was attempting to live, or to die.
Ah, Julie ... You who understand the uncertainty of comprehending the Almighty seem so certain about what she wanted and what might have been best. Truth is ... we don't know what she wanted. All we know is that her "husband" said she wanted this. There are a great many doubts.
It is not for mortals to decide when innocent mortals pass into eternity.
On behalf of all the Jews who have been murdered with the blessing of judges and politicians, on behalf of all the gays who have been murdered with the blessing of judges and politicians, on behalf of all the blacks who have been murdered with the blessing of judges and politicians, on behalf of all the martyrs who have been murdered with the blessing of judges and politicians... "Thanks for murdering us because we're at peace now. That whole life is sacred and pursuit of happiness stuff is overrated anyway."
No, what I said was, how do you know if she was trying to live, or trying to die?
We don't know. We can't know. However, she is now gone.
I am very leery of any law that decides for sure one way or the other. I do not agree with "right to die" LAWS or LAWS that state life above all other considerations.
I do agree with statements that are written by that person which says please do not take extreme measures to keep me alive in certain specifically stated situations.
Case by case basis.
Lillian Judd, who stands next to me in choir, was in Tereisendstadt, Bergen-Belsen, and Auschwitz. She says, "When it is a law and not a personal decision, it is very bad."
I was most upset that, in a situation wherein there was no clarity as to her wishes, she was starved to death. There was an attorney for the parents. There was an attorney for the husband. But there was no attorney for Terri. Result?... the woman is starved to death. LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, unless it inconveniences your adulterous husband.
I think you're right, Nickie. In this case, with her parents there to care for her, what was the problem with her remaining alive?
I just don't want a law that says you MUST keep someone alive at all costs.
Good discussion by two of my favorite blogosphere peeps. Nickie G ... your first comment was magnificent.
Hope you are well, friend.
I must admit I miss you and Lips. I wish I had the strength to vent on a more regular basis.
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