Starving to death?
This Terri Schiavo sitation is dominating the American news at the moment - every news broadcast is dominated by it. Last night several children (yes, children) were arrested for trying to break into the hospice to give Terri Schiavo some water. I fear this whole situation is being used in a wider political debate and I don't like that one family's tragedy is being smeared all over the media right now.
But listening to the pro-lifers is really making me think. They talk about how starving to death is cruel, they talk about the importance of providing medical care and sustenance to human beings.
I don't know what I think about the Terri Schiavo case. But I know this - around 35,000 people die daily of unnecessary starvation and around 842 million people are starving right now, people we know for sure to be sentient. (Statistics from starvation.net)
If only people cared as much about feeding them as they seem to for Terri Schiavo. If only our news reports were filled with these thousands and thousands of daily tragedies. If only there was the same outrage, the same political involvement (I've not seen George W cut his holiday short for the sake of Sudanese victims of genocide or the starving millions in Africa recently) and the same level of concern for these millions as for Terri Schiavo...
posted by Ruthie @ 8:33 PM
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There was a brilliant piece in the paper today (which I can't now find the link for) analysing this case. It pointed out how there was a really strong internal dialogue amoungst conservatives, some wishing to uphold the old 'states rights' principle against the federal government and others wishing to ensure that social conservativism was enacted.
It just shows, I think, how this is yet another flag issue that certain people are bringing up and using for political ends. The stark reality is that there was a large delay in reaction to the Indian Ocean pseunami earlier this year, in comparison with the hasty presidential interference in her life.
But the particulars are a moot point now, given that appeals appear to be rejected, even if wider notions of the value of life are to be questioned as a result of what's been going on...
I'm not sure how I feel about this situation either... it's been really frustrating for me, being someone who works at a care facility for MRDD adults... I take care of people every day who function at the level she does and it makes me sad to think of her dying... :( I just think it's impossible to be in their shoes and know what to do, the husband or the parents. Everyone has a judgement, and no one but that family knows the real truth about ALL of the facts...
(Thanks for the well wishing during my hacking coughing sick period. :) )
Ruthie, if you ruled the world...
Rachxx
To be fair, the USA did pledge a fair bit of money to help after the Asian tsunami disaster.
Do you know if they have made good on the pledges? I understand that not all countries do...
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It is a terrible wrenching case, but so odd that a president who is killing innocents by the thousands should wield the power of the government when this is such a mater between families and their doctors. Genie and I are not in unity on this case, but neither of us are set in out beliefs on this, but we both would not want to have the government involved. I has a wee scare where we had to discus this, and I said, I would not want to be preserved as a thing, in that state Genie may be deaf to me speaking to her heart, as so many friends of mine do after they are gone. This is a wonderful topic, but dear dear Ruthie and friends can we find one topic of joy this week? : )
lor
It is a terrible wrenching case, but so odd that a president who is killing innocents by the thousands should wield the power of the government when this is such a mater between families and their doctors. Genie and I are not in unity on this case, but neither of us are set in out beliefs on this, but we both would not want to have the government involved. I has a wee scare where we had to discus this, and I said, I would not want to be preserved as a thing, in that state Genie may be deaf to me speaking to her heart, as so many friends of mine do after they are gone. This is a wonderful topic, but dear dear Ruthie and friends can we find one topic of joy this week? : )
lor
hear hear, I vote summit involving flowers (not that being a horticulturalist is in any way a biasing factor!)
Excuse me but only 2 posts back there is a blog entry entitled 'Happiness', but no-one replied except Mary.
But I will try to have something a littler more cheerful next time.
Ruthie
PS. Anonymous - thank you, very interesting take on things there!
Yeah, I find it sadly ironic that American, social conservatives are concerned about the life/starvation of one women.
They do not seem to be too concerned, however, of the starving masses all over the world but especially in their own country. The mentally ill, homeless starve to death everyday in American streets without so much as a gasp from most politicians.
she died today.. hope she finds her peace. but i agree with what you said first, ruthie.
-- smiff
I'm very suprised it resolved this way. The manner things were going, I thought the powers in the religious right would've been much more forthright in enfourcing thier approach.
But for what it's worth I'm relieved for her. That she might have a level of freedom and peace now, whatever it is that affords.
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