Reply #22: I agree on that point

[southlandshari]

I don't have the strong feelings so many do about the Shiavo case, but if pressed to take a side, I would say it's time for the feeding tube to come out. Her husband, whether her folks like him or not, whether he had an affair or not, was still her husband - IS still her husband - and has as much right (more in the eyes of the law) as they do in expressing her wishes to her physicians.

I, like most who will view this thread, was emotionally hit by the contrast in the case of the infant in the article because of the age and race of the patient, and - with all the attention given the Shiavo case - the fact that in this case, no one in the family advocating for removal of life support as Mr. Shiavo is in the other.

In constrast to the Texas case, the current wall-to-wall media coverage of the Shiavo case and the incredible focus it has gotten for months and months in local, state, district and now national courts is a shitty reminder of the fact that some people are just worth a lot less than others in the eyes of those who hold power in this country. And that is an important reminder to us all to continue to find ways to hold those who hold power accountable for their actions.