in which fox has a couple of things to say about terri schiavo

[fox]

1.  the subject came up at dinner the other night; my parents have living wills, and my mother the law student pointed out that if i write such a thing in my own hand and sign it, it doesn't need to be witnessed or anything.  will probably do this soonish.  (pursuant on the fact that i had this conversation with my parents, in fact the three most important words in this whole mess are -- not "right to die", no, but -- next of kin.)

2.  here is mr. e. j. dionne, jr. on the big picture:

People who lack access to health care because they can't afford insurance often die earlier than they have to -- with absolutely no national publicity and with no members of Congress rising up at midnight to pass bills on their behalf.  What is the point of standing up for life in an individual case but not confronting the cost of choosing life for all who are threatened within the health care system or by their lack of access to it?

i am not unsympathetic to the positions of any of the parties to the schiavo thing, but i'm pretty unsympathetic to the lawyers (on both sides) and to the congress and the president, and i think dionne hit it on the head.

Comments

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

As Jon Stewart said the other day re this case--"Now you know what it takes to get Congress interested in you having healthcare." or not.

[batagur.livejournal.com]

What is the point of standing up for life in an individual case but not confronting the cost of choosing life for all who are threatened within the health care system or by their lack of access to it?

That is just the point, isn't it. Thank you, Fox for posting that.