The Case For Michael Schiavo

March 22nd, 2005 by Administrator

Here is the finest instance I’ve seen of defending Michael Schiavo’s actions:

Who would best know whether this man was given the chance, the fair shot he desired. His wife, likely, and probably no one else. You live with someone you get a feel for what they would want and what would be intolerable. Your colleagues in the Corner (many, not all) have demonized Mr. Schiavo I believe in a most unfair fashion. It is very likely that Mr. Schiavo is the only one that truly knows what his wife would have wanted. To call him a killer is in my opinion beyond the pale. At the very least he is allowing her to die, at best he is fighting like hell to fulfill his promise.

While we tend to demonize our opponents, it’s hard to do so in this case. I could easily imagine being in his shoes and doing what he’s doing.

But then again, if I were truly in his shoes, I would respect my in-laws will as well. If she’s brain-dead, what does it matter?

Nevertheless, as Terri dies, I am doing my best to recognize the complexity of this case and not imagine Michael Schiavo to be the Devil Incarnate. He may be wrong, he may be misguided, he may even turn out to be right in the end, but I still believe that what he has done is wrong given the knowledge we have of the situation today.

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