Friday, January 13, 2012

Terri Schiavo Case

The Terri Schiavo Case had been going on for 15 years (1990-2005), and the conclusion was, the husband won, and Terri Schiavo's feeding tube (which kept her alive) was removed.  Then, about two weeks later she died.  On February 25, 1990 Terri Schiavo collapsed at her home and was brought to a hospital with her husband.  She was then in a coma.  Schiavo's parents and husband had been locked in a legal battle since 1998.  This case had everyone; media, family, friends, Judges, governors,mayors, House of Representatives, and many more, look into this situation.  Then, on March 31, 2005 Terri Schiavo dies, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed.

In my opinion, I think that it was NOT justified to have remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube because, we never really knew what she wanted/thinked, and maybe she would have wanted to stay alive longer.  I mean, miracles could happen, and I think they rushed into the decision of removing her feeding tube.

I agree with "The Right to Life," because, everyone deserves a chance to be alive on this earth as long as you possibly can, and when it is your time to die, you will.  Someone should not decide that your life must end now, and that is exactly what harped in this case.  Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed, which made her death ALOT faster. Also, being part of the Christian faith, one of the ten commandments is, "Thou shall not kill," and I think the people who decided to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, basically, killed her.   

The Terri Schiavo case affected thousands of people around the nation, and I think that their conclusion on removing her feeding tube was a mistake.  Every human-being has a "Right to Life," no matter how bad their condition is.  No one should be deprived of the life they were given by God, and I think this cases' conclusion should have ended differently.

Links about the case:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4358877.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4398131.stm

1 comment:

  1. Jillyan, next time I would like to see you incorporate your research and references into your actual writing.

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