From an unlinked article cited today at National Review’s "The Corner":
WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today condemned the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube and pledged to continue working for a legal or legislative means to save her life.
"Right now, murder is being committed against a defenseless American citizen in Florida," DeLay said. "Terri Schiavo's feeding tube should be immediately replaced, and Congress will continue working to explore ways to save her.
"Mrs. Schiavo's life is not slipping away - it is being violently wrenched from her body in an act of medical terrorism," DeLay said. "Mr. Schiavo's attorney's characterization of the premeditated starvation and dehydration of a helpless woman as 'her dying process' is as disturbing as it is unacceptable. What is happening to her is not compassion - it is homicide. She doesn't need to die, and as long as Terri Schiavo can breathe and her supporters can pray, we will not rest."
I applaud Senator DeLay. His statement speaks my heart.
UPDATE BY JUSTENE: Calblog is part of Blogs for Terri, which anyone interested in this case should read. Not only are there detailed updates but also the background on her medical condition (she has not had the MRI and PET tests that would determine whether she is in a persistent vegetative state) and action items (call your representative in Congress and support their actions to save Terri).
Posted by clark smith at March 18, 2005 05:05 PM | TrackBackSenator Delay has rushed to get involved in Terri's case. Where was he for Sun Hudson's death? The 6 month old at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston who was taken off a ventilator, over his mom's objections. What a hypocrit Delay is-when his own State is authorized to remove people from life support over the objections of their families.
Posted by: Michael Puterbaugh at March 21, 2005 11:26 AM (Permalink)The judges followed the LAW, that is something Delay should remember to do! Remember this, the Pope chose death when presented his condition. Don't you think Terry would have done the same?
Posted by: David at April 10, 2005 08:52 AM (Permalink)