Three Years Ago
March 31st marked the third anniversary of the death of Terri Schindler Schiavo. On March 18, 2005, Judge George Greer ordered Michael Schiavo to remove Terri’s feeding tube – her only source of nutrition. Terri died on March 31st as a result of severe dehydration.
The following is a commentary by Diana Lynne of World Net Daily.
Did Terri die for the greater good?
Terri Schiavo became a household name because of her death three years ago. While millions around the world are now familiar with the demise of the 41-year-old brain-injured Florida woman, comparatively few had heard of her before her death. Fewer still knew of Terri prior to media coverage of the life-and-death tug of war between her husband on one side and her parents and siblings on the other.
Terri Schiavo had no say in her famous death because she neither could speak for herself nor prepared a living will prior to her still-unexplained collapse in 1990 that led to her brain injury.
Michael Schiavo ultimately prevailed in the 12-year court battle. Probate Judge George Greer issued the death warrant Schiavo sought by not only ordering the removal of the feeding tube surgically attached to Terri’s stomach, but also by barring the oral administration of so much as an ice chip. Greer effectively ordered Terri to death by be dehydration and starvation for an agonizing 13 days.
Terri’s death defines her. In a way, we are all defined by our death. All of us desire to have a “good death.” What this means depends upon the worldview to which we subscribe.
For those who believe in eternal life through Christ, a “good death” would be one in which the individual is united with our Creator before being called home. The end of temporal life on Earth marks the beginning of eternity in heaven. This view acknowledges that God is all knowing and powerful, and that every human life created has intrinsic dignity that is never lost.
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