The bill passed on Sunday by Congress, and signed by the President, providing for Federal review of Terri's case was the right thing to do ... no entity, in my opinion, has the right to take a life "just because" ... the bill however is no guarantee that the right thing will now be done.
Apparently, all the bill does is open the door for judicial review at the federal level ... in this case a review of the family's claim that Terri's rights are being violated. With that in mind, and in the light of a number of judicial decisions in recent months, American justice no longer appears to show herself as blind or balanced. The Federal bench could side with the state bench and refuse to hear the claim. If you think cronyism does not exist in our courts today, you need to wake up.
Regardless, the belief in the sanctity of life has taken a big step forward on the back of this incapacitated young woman. Dr. James Dobson founder and chairman of Focus on the Family remarked ...
Today, we have witnessed the extraordinary will of Congress to ensure that Terri Schiavo's right to life - the first right set out in our founding document, the Declaration of Independence - is protected, Congress and President Bush have given life the benefit of the doubt - and paved the way for a federal court to review whether her other constitutional rights have been violated. This bill represents a congressional act of mercy - and Americans can be proud of the representatives they sent to Washington, D.C., who have voted to save Terri's life.
James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, one of the bill's authors said ...
The measure of a nation's commitment to the sanctity of life is reflected in its laws to the extent those laws honor and defend its most vulnerable citizens. When a person's intentions regarding whether to receive life-saving treatment are unclear, the responsibility of a compassionate nation is to affirm that person's right to life. In our deeds and public actions, we must build a culture of life that welcomes and defends all human life. The compassionate traditions and highest values of our country command us to action.
As millions of Americans observe the beginning of Holy Week this Palm Sunday, we are reminded that every life has purpose, and none is without meaning.
Life is a gift of God, and none of us should be found to be arguing with Him over the sanctity of anyone's right to that gift.
Be warned that the enemies of life have not retired from the field of battle and now is not the time for the pro-life combatants to take leave either.
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