I'm sure the religious right and the republicans are pissed. I think it's unfair to lump her parents in the same category though.
I'll be honest, if I were in Terri's position, I wouldn't want to be kept alive. However, if my parents had any doubt that that was the case (which they don't) I would want them to fight for me. I wouldn't want the media flashing my vegitated face all over the world but I hope my parents wouldn't just throw in the towel and say 'Fuck it, who cares if she might've wanted to live? Who cares if there's any possible hope for her?'
If your own family won't fight for you to the end of the world and back, you've got nothing.
I admire her parent's stance as much as I admire her husband's. Anybody who can't empathize with both sides of such a tragic circumstance is being just as short-sighted as all the people using it to gain attention for themselves.
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Date: 2005-04-01 12:12 am (UTC)I'll be honest, if I were in Terri's position, I wouldn't want to be kept alive. However, if my parents had any doubt that that was the case (which they don't) I would want them to fight for me. I wouldn't want the media flashing my vegitated face all over the world but I hope my parents wouldn't just throw in the towel and say 'Fuck it, who cares if she might've wanted to live? Who cares if there's any possible hope for her?'
If your own family won't fight for you to the end of the world and back, you've got nothing.
I admire her parent's stance as much as I admire her husband's. Anybody who can't empathize with both sides of such a tragic circumstance is being just as short-sighted as all the people using it to gain attention for themselves.