The Terri Schiavo Case

I have not commented at all about the Terri Schindler Schiavo case because others (scroll and scroll) have already covered it in great detail. However, I must say that I'm not very comfortable with the federal government getting involved as it will make our esteemed leaders more prone to intrusive policies in the future. Regardless of what you may think of Terri's husband, he is her husband and as such has rights under the law. I totally disagree with this take by actress Patricia Heaton:

"Feminists have always challenged the idea that married women have no rights of their own," said Heaton. "A husband should not be granted absolute control over his wife's fate, especially a disaffected husband with dubious motives."

According to Michael Schiavo, she indicated that she wouldn't want to live the way she is. Without Terri's true wishes known, we are forced to defer to her husband.

Dave Justus has more here and shares a personal experience here.