I'm getting lots of Google hits from the search "Terri Schiavo democrats." Searchers are landing on my "Framing Terri Schiavo" post. Makes me wonder if the fears I expressed in that post are coming true.
I'm also getting hits from the search "poor Terri." Not really sure how to interpret that, except to say there's a lot of sympathy here for that poor woman.
Just for the record, I DO NOT speak for the Democratic Party, nor do I speak for any candidate for political office. I worked on several Democratic campaigns, as a volunteer and unpaid staff (they couldn't have fired me if they'd wanted to). So if you've come here to find ammunition to label Democrats as 'pro-death' I suggest you first examine your own views toward Medicaid, the death penalty, Social Security, stem cell research, funding for medical research, the environment, mandatory use of seat belts, gun control, workplace safety, sex ed, and I could go on, but I think you've got the picture. "Democrats are pro-life, including pro-quality of life." Google THAT.
Now that we've got that out of the way...
While you're here, you might want to check out these links:
Abstract Appeal is an impartial site from a Florida attorney who's documented the case from day one. Here's his collected info on the case—compelling reading, especially if you ever entertained the thought of law school.
Amanda at Pandagon covers the women's rights angles of the case.
Alas, a Blog has a lively discussion of the meaning of the CAT scan.
The LA Times discusses the hypocrisy of politicians eager to turn this into a political circus.
The Guardian mentions the decision of Robert Schindler, Terri's dad, to end life support for his mother.
And finally, Majikthese convinced me a few weeks ago that this case wasn't at all as the media and some of the radical elements have maintained. Until I read the facts she assembled, I too wondered if there might be some truth to her parents' assertions.
If you've managed to wade through all this and still don't have an opinion, can I interest you in some recipes?
