3/19/2005
Schiavo editorial roundup
+ Daytona Beach News-Journal: Legislature should stay out of Schiavo case. It's time for Gov. Jeb Bush and the Legislature to step back and treat Terri Schiavo's case as the private family matter it should have been all along.
+Gainesville Sun: Cruel and unusual. For more than a year now, Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature have been playing a cruel game of political cat-and-mouse over the comatose body of a helpless woman who has been on life support for a decade-and-a-half. But now, the grotesque struggle over Terri Schiavo's fate threatens to have an intrusive impact on the private lives of potentially thousands of Floridians.
+ Miami Herald: Lawmakers' rush to judgement exploits familiy tragedy. The furious rush by state lawmakers and Gov. Jeb Bush to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case is a shameless exhibition of political grandstanding. It is an example of government at its very worst.
+ Palm Beach Post: Political exploitation worsens Schiavo tragedy. In a disgraceful display of affection for mob rule, congressional Republicans on Friday turned the tragedy of Terri Schiavo into exploitative political farce.
+ Herald-Tribune: A tragedy compounded. . . . a tragedy. Congress shouldn't compound it by turning Terri into a Washington spectacle.
+ St. Pete Times: Dangerous demagoguing. Of all the twists and turns in the Terri Schiavo case over the years, the most ridiculous is the grandstand play by Congress to issue subpoenas for her. It was a gross misuse of power by conservative Republicans who have no respect for the law, the courts or the rights of individuals.
+ Tampa Tribune: Rushing To `Save' Terri Schiavo May Not Be Helping Her At All. We do not doubt that the Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush want to do the right thing. We respect their regard for life. But the courts have carefully reviewed the case. Is it, as one doctor puts it, in the best interests of Terri Schiavo to subject her to protracted unconscious existence, a fate that most of us would not want for ourselves?
+Gainesville Sun: Cruel and unusual. For more than a year now, Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature have been playing a cruel game of political cat-and-mouse over the comatose body of a helpless woman who has been on life support for a decade-and-a-half. But now, the grotesque struggle over Terri Schiavo's fate threatens to have an intrusive impact on the private lives of potentially thousands of Floridians.
+ Miami Herald: Lawmakers' rush to judgement exploits familiy tragedy. The furious rush by state lawmakers and Gov. Jeb Bush to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case is a shameless exhibition of political grandstanding. It is an example of government at its very worst.
+ Palm Beach Post: Political exploitation worsens Schiavo tragedy. In a disgraceful display of affection for mob rule, congressional Republicans on Friday turned the tragedy of Terri Schiavo into exploitative political farce.
+ Herald-Tribune: A tragedy compounded. . . . a tragedy. Congress shouldn't compound it by turning Terri into a Washington spectacle.
+ St. Pete Times: Dangerous demagoguing. Of all the twists and turns in the Terri Schiavo case over the years, the most ridiculous is the grandstand play by Congress to issue subpoenas for her. It was a gross misuse of power by conservative Republicans who have no respect for the law, the courts or the rights of individuals.
+ Tampa Tribune: Rushing To `Save' Terri Schiavo May Not Be Helping Her At All. We do not doubt that the Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush want to do the right thing. We respect their regard for life. But the courts have carefully reviewed the case. Is it, as one doctor puts it, in the best interests of Terri Schiavo to subject her to protracted unconscious existence, a fate that most of us would not want for ourselves?
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I'm glad to see that others are covering this tragedy. I have been covering the Schiavo case quite closely and writing about it on my blog. I encourage all to visit and comment.
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