[Peace-discuss] Liberals and Schiavo

[C. G. Estabrook]

Your animus practically confirms my suspicion, Mort, that many are willing
to kill this woman for fear of doing anything that seems to favor the
"pro-life crowd." (And how in fact does it do that?) You're willing to
hand over the decision to end the life of a woman who isn't dying to her
husband?
	
Hentoff is a principled, consistent defender of rights and has been for
years (even if I don't always agree with him).  Jackson is hardly
"grandstanding" when the polls how that he's taking the unpopular position
(which of course he's done before).  I'll forward Ralph's statement.

These three and many who agree with them are not part of the
"fundamentalist right," however much some people seem obsessed by that.  
But that's not a reason to end a life. --CGE


On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Morton K.Brussel wrote:

> Is 15 years, including innumerable court decisions where many medical
> experts testified, "eagerness"? Are all those judges wacky? Do we hand
> over the decisions to the soi disant "pro-life" crowd?
> 
> Hentoff is disgraceful, twisted, and doesn't know what he's talking
> about, as his recent article confirms. Jesse Jackson is a
> grandstander, and must be losing his wits---he's too ego ridden to
> figure out. As for Nader, who knows (Please give reference so I can
> see what he's up to.); he soiled himself in the last election? But
> most people, as the polls indicate, think the courts acted reasonably.
> 
> Clearly, this crazy campaign, overwhelmingly carried forth by the
> fundamentalist right, is all about the rights of the unconscious, but
> too bad they don't give a damn about the rights of those who are
> conscious.
> 
> This is not a subject pertinent to our website, but I couldn't
> restrain myself from responding.
> 
> --mkb
>