Logic:

What we have heard from Republicans in Congress this weekend was a lot of talk about how Terri Schiavo should be kept alive because she might get better.

• Frist:
  "I question [the PVS diagnosis] based on a review of the video footage."
  "She can recover substantially if she gets the proper rehabilitation." (citing another doctor)
• DeLay:
  "It won't take a miracle to help Terri Schiavo."
  "It will only take the medical care and therapy that all patients deserve."

No major figure has denied Michael Schiavo's status as guardian (though DeLay has questioned Michael's integrity). No major figure has called for the guardianship to be revoked.

And what is a guardian, other than a proxy for someone?

It would seem, then, that the Republicans and Christian right would - based on any possiblity of recovery, no matter how small - prevent a guardian or a sentient person from rejecting therapy.

In other words, for a particular set of medical conditions, Republicans want to prevent you from choosing what to do - even if you left a "living will."





posted by Quiddity at 3/21/2005 10:38:00 PM