In a letter to the New York Times, Flordia Governor Jeb Bush calls the nation to remember that life is fragile and must be valued. Despite criticism, he pledge to "continue to strive to protect our most vulnerable citizens. All innocent human life is precious, and government has a duty to protect the weak, the disabled and the vulnerable."
Yesterday asked Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney Bernie McCabe to investigate an alleged gap in time between when Michael Schiavo found Terri and called 911 in February 1990.
Schiavo's Life and DeathUpdates:Published: June 18, 2005
To the Editor:The New York Times's grotesque and chilling disrespect for the sanctity of life has never been more apparent than in your June 16 editorial "Autopsy on the Schiavo Tragedy."
Terri Schiavo was a deeply loved daughter, wife, sister and friend. The fact that her brain was atrophied or that she was blind or could not have been rehabilitated doesn't change that fact.
While many medical professionals said she was in a persistent vegetative state, still other highly respected neurologists said there was a chance that she was not.
In cases where patients do not have an expressed written directive regarding end-of-life decisions and where the patient's guardian has a conflict of interest, it only makes sense to err on the side of life.
Terri's life and her death remind us all that life is fragile and must be valued.
Despite claims of cynicism and being "agenda-driven," we will continue to strive to protect our most vulnerable citizens. All innocent human life is precious, and government has a duty to protect the weak, the disabled and the vulnerable.
Jeb Bush
Governor
Tallahassee, Fla., June 17, 2005
Jeb Bush Attacks New York Times as 'Grotesque' - "The Times, while not naming Bush, denounced "opportunistic politicians" who the newspaper claimed had exploited the case."
JEB Bush remains in denial of the fact that Terri Schindler did not receive rehabilatation that Florida law requires. JEB Bush remains in denial of the fact that Terri Schindler has been deprived of neurological stimulation for many years. JEB Bush remains in denial of the fact that neurologists and bioethicists DO NOT HAVE A CLUE as to when brain death occurs, although they collect exhorbitant fees for the appearance of so doing. The ME in Terri's autopsy, and his team, ABSOLUTELY CANNOT comment on whether Terri could have been rehabilitated to some degree, in February of this year, in 2003, or in 1992.
Legal resources in Florida are so abysmally pathetic, perhaps in part because JEB Bush is a stupid WIMP, that the constitutional rights of children, disabled persons, and Americans are no longer secure in that state.
Federal intervention will be required in Florida to restore constitutional law - following the administration of JEB Bush.
Why worry about Aruba? Keep your family the heck out of Florida.