No, I do not believe that the case was about Terri's wishes. It was about the lack of acceptance of her wishes, and what role the government has in changing your end-of-life wishes.
The courts ruled, through mounds of evidence and testimony, that Terri definitely made her end-of-life choice clear. The parents could not accept her choice. THAT I understand, being the father of four children, I hope to Heaven that I go first. But, for legislators to give false hope to the parents as they grandstand and posture to their base, knowing that the 'laws' they are passing are clearly unconstitutional, makes me physically ill.
For the Church to literally one day take one stance, and the next day take the other for the sake of the Pope, is, well, typical for the Catholic Church. It has always had different standards for the clergy and for the masses. Well, maybe not in the beginning...
Same with many religious, btw. |
