Strange bedfellows
The Corner notes that Ralph Nader has joined in Terri Shiavo's defense, with a good point, if true: That not only has the court ordered her medical treatment terminated, but it has forbidden her only family from providing her with water, e.g. in a syringe or a spoon. Think about that. I have to agree with Ralph on this one -- I think this crosses the line into a court-ordered killing.

The courts not only are refusing her tube feeding, but have ordered that no attempts be made to provide her water or food by mouth. Terri swallows her own saliva. Spoon feeding is not medical treatment. "This outrageous order proves that the courts are not merely permitting medical treatment to be withheld, it has ordered her to be made dead," Nader and Smith assert.

As for the rest of the Left, I cannot understand why it is enthusiastic about having a disabled woman killed seemingly based solely on the testimony of her husband, who by the way already has a fiancee lined up. Is this modern feminism?
- posted by The Dutchman @ 12:07:00 PM