i built my little fortress
made of memories
cemented by scars
with you...it took a bit more time than expected
a little over six years?
and now a decade later
and the fortress stands tall
Saturday, July 30, 2005
The story of Terri Schiavo
Terri Schiavo was a mentally disabled young woman. Her birth father was granted right to end her life, notwithstanding protest from her mother and stepfather, parents willing to take care of their disabled daughter. The birth father had long before moved on to another life and family.
Terri Schiavo was severely mentally disabled but was not dying. So now we get to decide to end the lives of similarly disabled people, even children, whose mental capacities greatly diminish their quality of life?? Some one puts it so clearly, "the issue is not their quality of life, but the ethical quality of our society." What is happening to the human race? Have we so degenrated that we terminate a life when it no longer enjoys the quality we decide it should? Mercy killing is another word for murder?
Terri Schiavo was severely mentally disabled but was not dying. So now we get to decide to end the lives of similarly disabled people, even children, whose mental capacities greatly diminish their quality of life?? Some one puts it so clearly, "the issue is not their quality of life, but the ethical quality of our society." What is happening to the human race? Have we so degenrated that we terminate a life when it no longer enjoys the quality we decide it should? Mercy killing is another word for murder?
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