The Lady Vanishes III Sunday, March 27, 2005

To my cheerfully combative commenter: I would argue that all of your substantive questions are covered either in the Steyn column or the other stuff I've posted. (e.g., her husband gave up the right to speak for her as her husband when he took up with another woman.) As for the arguments from inconsistency, and hypocrisy: Even if they're true, which I don't acknowledge, so what? What does it matter next to somebody's life? And what does it matter next to the facts of the case: Somebody with a big conflict of interest is claiming, after years and years of inaction, that this woman has to die--and the courts trampled procedure and good sense to accommodate him?

@ 5:56:00 PM,

1 Comments:

At 11:17 PM, Blogger BeK said...

He gave up his rights? By whose law? The courts or God's?

The courts trampled procedure? How many times was this brought before local, federal, and Supreme courts? 20? 30? Is it only "good sense" when they agree with what you think?

Again, where is the outcry over the Hudson case? Where are the lengthy quotes about an infant with a perfectly functioning brain who was taken off life support, against his mother’s wishes, primarily because she couldn't pay for his treatment? Espousing that you believe in a “culture of life,” while this particular law (and I think you know who signed it originally) is on the books is a lie. Saying that life is sacred…”except in some cases” is hypocrisy. Mind you, I’m not accusing you of either of these things—I give you more credit than the majority of the people making these claims. But it’s a tough spot to be in—where do you draw the line? When is life not worth saving?

I’m aware that there will be no mind changing in this argument, so I’ll cease trying. But I’ll leave you with one further question to mull over before I yield the rest of my time to the esteemed gentleman from Bayonne. Michael Shiavo is directly contradicting Terri’s parents, saying she told him she wouldn’t want to live this way—something she evidently never mentioned to her parents. So, my question is: Does your wife know something about you that your parents don’t?

 

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