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Tony
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Research Council.
 Theresa
Marie Schiavo 1963-2005
Victim of a culture in descent...
[Tony Perkins] 3/31/05
I am saddened
to report today the passing of Theresa (Terri) Marie Schiavo
at the age of 41. Terri Marie Schindler was born on December
3, 1963 and from all accounts she was a beautiful, innocent
and shy girl growing up. A teenager in the 70's, she enjoyed
what other teenagers her age did then; her first car was
even a Trans-Am. At the age of 21, Terri married the first
man she ever kissed, Michael Schiavo. Six years later, under
still questionable circumstances, Terri suffered brain damage.
While some people talk of keeping Terri alive as an "issue" or "cause," we
must remember that before those horrible events of February
1990 Terri was a daughter to her parents, a sister to her
siblings, and a friend to many people.
In this
day and age too often those who suffer Terri's condition
are forgotten and left to die, even by those who claim to
love them. Her parents and siblings' unquestionable love
of Terri tells us a lot about the woman few of us ever had
the pleasure to meet. Terri's parents knew that the woman
who was in that hospital bed had just as much right to life
as the young woman who would drive around in her Trans-Am.
The love demonstrated by her parents and siblings inspired
us all to emulate their dedication to Terri. Rest in peace,
Theresa Marie, one day your parents and siblings will be
together with you again.
Culture
of Death As we mourn the untimely passing of Terri Schiavo
we must all accept responsibility for a society that encourages
the mistreatment of the innocent and those incapable of caring
for themselves. We often hear of the Culture of Life we are
fighting to protect, yet rarely do we talk about the Culture
of Death. It is a Culture of Death that allows a man such
as Peter Singer, who advocates infanticide and euthanasia
of people with disabilities, to hold the position of professor
at Princeton University's Center for Human Values. It is
the society we live in where self proclaimed "Doctor
of Death," Jack Kevorkian, is a folk hero to "right-to-die" advocates
who are successfully pushing legislation in the states. Michael
Schiavo's own attorney, George Selos, travels the country
asking for fees up to $15,000 to talk of the supposed "right-to-die," profiting
directly from Terri's plight. Embryonic stem cell debates
rage in the states and the U.S. Congress.
Some politicians
actually argue that it is ethical to "grow" human
beings in a lab only to kill them in pursuit of a failed
science. Organizations like Planned Parenthood give lip service
to the wish that abortions are rare, yet the organization
profits greatly from the tens of thousands abortions they
perform every year. In England, it is acceptable to abort
a child simply because he or she has a cleft palate and chin.
I mention the Culture of Death not to depress, but to make
sure people on the side of life are fully aware of what we
face. Folksinger Bob Dylan sings, "He not busy being
born is busy dying." We must live our lives and fight
our fight constantly being reborn and refreshed. When the
Culture of Death seems to be winning we must look to a child,
to our spouse, to any example of God's miracle of life to
renew our spirit. The Culture of Death is very much alive,
but in the end it will not prevail. tOR
copyright
2005 Family Research Council
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